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Re: From Harry Browne
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 15 Nov 2000 01:57:49 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.#ihatespam#net
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Christopher Weeks wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > 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.
> >
> > http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=blame
> >
> > So, while blame *can* imply fault, it can also simply be a designation of
> > responsibility without assigning fault, as John had indicated.
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> Can you (or John, or anyone) supply a sentence demonstrating how 'blame' can be
> used without indicating that something bad has taken place?
"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.
> 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.
Looks to me like the number one reference is simply to hold responsible, which is
the meaning I was after.
-John
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> Chris
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> (Not that this is a really important part of the coversation or anything :-)
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| If you look at www.m-w.com for the verb form of "blame", you will find a dictionary that is not screwed up. "John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A11ED4A.689B2C...est.net... (...) designation of (...) can be (...) population." (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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