I thought this letter in response to a news article in the Hamilton Spectator (Canada) was odd. Railing against the "glorification of tea"? Well maybe railing is a little strong, but still...I thought it was silly.
Melinda
"Melinda" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:
"Glorification" sounds like exageration to within shouting distance of nonsense.
Reminds me a little of a subject in Alice's talk with Humpty Dumpty:
....'But "Glory" doesn't mean "A nice knockdown argument",' Alice objected.
`When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'
`The question is,' said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so many different things.'
`The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master -- that's all.'
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