From: Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid>
Subject: Re: [OT] "sensible" in English
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:04:23 -0800
Date: 2013-03-06T23:04:23-08:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <enegj8904bo74o0u57t5a51l57aau92kbt@4ax.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: appng1Fgo17U1@mid.individual.net
On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:33:05 +0200, Niklas Holsti
<niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> wrote:
>It's curious that all the "Examples of SENSIBLE" at m-w.com use it in
>the meaning "reasonable, having good sense", reflecting Adam's and
>Ludovic's usage, while all the "Synonyms", "Antonyms", "Related Words",
>and "Near Antonyms" refer to the meaning "perceptible, noticeable".
>
>I googled for "difference sensible" and got several references to
>"sensible heat", as opposed to "latent heat", which seem to be
>thermodynamic concepts. I assume that "sensible heat" does not mean
>"reasonable heat", but it is probably seldom used in everyday
>conversation :-)
Indeed. The usage is archaic in the U.S., but then with the dumbing
down of America comes the deterioration of the language. I fear for
future generations here.
Citing the M-W definition, I think J-P's use was something along the
lines of a blend of 1(a) and 1(c), meaning "perceptible".
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2013-03-03 16:42 Please list all the Ada libraries you know ferrariv65
2013-03-03 17:13 ` Dmitry A. Kazakov
2013-03-03 17:29 ` J-P. Rosen
2013-03-03 19:18 ` Jacob Sparre Andersen
2013-03-04 1:02 ` Shark8
2013-03-04 1:23 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-03-04 3:32 ` Shark8
2013-03-04 6:32 ` J-P. Rosen
2013-03-04 20:43 ` Adam Beneschan
2013-03-04 21:09 ` gautier_niouzes
2013-03-04 22:57 ` Shark8
2013-03-04 21:13 ` Ludovic Brenta
2013-03-06 6:15 ` J-P. Rosen
2013-03-06 7:15 ` Simon Wright
2013-03-06 15:09 ` Yannick Duchêne (Hibou57)
2013-03-06 16:03 ` Simon Wright
2013-03-06 17:36 ` Simon Wright
2013-03-06 17:08 ` Adam Beneschan
2013-03-06 19:01 ` Niklas Holsti
2013-03-06 19:34 ` Adam Beneschan
2013-03-06 19:56 ` [OT] "sensible" in English (was: Please list all the Ada libraries you know) Ludovic Brenta
2013-03-06 20:33 ` [OT] "sensible" in English Niklas Holsti
2013-03-07 7:04 ` Geoff [this message]
2013-03-07 7:47 ` Jeffrey Carter
2013-03-07 10:23 ` Georg Bauhaus
2013-03-11 16:04 ` [OT] "sensible" in English (was: Please list all the Ada libraries you know) Ada novice
2013-03-06 20:15 ` Please list all the Ada libraries you know Niklas Holsti
2013-03-07 2:41 ` Randy Brukardt
2013-03-07 6:56 ` Geoff
2013-03-07 7:20 ` Simon Wright
2013-03-06 21:01 ` J-P. Rosen
2013-03-06 21:44 ` Adam Beneschan
2013-03-04 8:12 ` Simon Wright
2013-03-04 20:29 ` Shark8
2013-03-06 0:28 ` Jerry
2013-03-07 21:42 ` mockturtle
2013-03-08 9:02 ` Björn Persson
2013-03-07 22:02 ` slos
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