homeless animals

[Coolfootluke]

It's not a sore spot unless an attempt is made to suggest that the way in which many people use a word naturally is somehow wrong.

When we are working together in the garden, my partner may bring me a plant from one of her beds and ask me, "Can you find a home for this?" This is a natural, non-anthropomorpic use of the word 'home' We cerainly would not speak of a 'homeless' plant, but we do speak of homeless pets. You may not, but that's a matter of personal choice, not of what is right or wrong.

I am not a teacher.

Have you ever watched "Coupling"? In one episode, Jane says, "Vegetarianism for me is about saying yes to things ... even meat." It is possible to be wrong no matter how blithely we speak. I try to be wrong six times before breakfast.

[SoothingDave]

I am not a teacher.

Have you ever watched "Couplings"? In one episode, Jane says, "Vegetarianism for me is about saying yes to things ... even meat." It is possible to be wrong no matter how blithely we speak. I try to be wrong six times before breakfast.

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