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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 15 Nov 2000 01:07:43 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> blame (blam)
> v. tr. blamed, blam·ing, blames.
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> 1. To hold responsible.
> 2. To find fault with; censure.
> 3. To place responsibility for (something): blamed the crisis on poor
> planning.
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> http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=blame
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> So, while blame *can* imply fault, it can also simply be a designation of
> responsibility without assigning fault, as John had indicated.
Can you (or John, or anyone) supply a sentence demonstrating how 'blame' can be
used without indicating that something bad has taken place? I'm quick to use
the dictionary too, but I don't think that it is perfectly reflective of our
use of the word in this case. Also, in the more complete definition that John
pasted the examples all indicated fault.
Chris
(Not that this is a really important part of the coversation or anything :-)
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| (...) "The heavy rains and cool weather were blamed for the high mosquito population." Now, while some humans might consider that a bad thing, I'm sure the swallows, bats, (farmers?), dragon flies, etc, might say otherwise. (...) Looks to me like (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: From Harry Browne
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| (...) Just for clarification, dictionary.com lists: blame (blam) v. tr. blamed, blam·ing, blames. 1. To hold responsible. 2. To find fault with; censure. 3. To place responsibility for (something): blamed the crisis on poor planning. (URL) So, while (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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