tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332274376330278254.post5889234962751578733..comments2023-06-17T08:57:56.835-04:00Comments on Stray Dogs That Amble In: Part IV: Hillary is the "Finger in the Dike of America's Foreign Policy"Stray Yellar Dawg?http://www.blogger.com/profile/04861846247063603370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332274376330278254.post-36984646919605206122010-01-16T17:28:41.671-05:002010-01-16T17:28:41.671-05:00YES...my old brain FINALLY kicked in today...I mus...YES...my old brain FINALLY kicked in today...I must have made subconcious error, since there have been all sorts of accusactions about Hillary's sexual orientation!<br /><br />Of course, I meant DIKE....and SYD...could you change that title to reflect the fact that I've corrected this error in my blog post???<br /><br />I must be going nuts...I know I have to look at my spelling a lot more closely these days...I've simply lost my command of spelling which is sad because I once was a proofreader!<br /><br />SIGH!!! I'm just losing my cognitive abilities!<br /><br />Plus, spelling seem to be changing (although that's not why I let that typo go through)... For example, I know the word ADVISOR as having an O...these days, you see ADVISER which makes me crazy...<br /><br />Or, how about the incorrect use of the gerund??? It just grates on me when I hear "his ouster resulted in ...." rather than the correct form I was taught..."his ousting resulted in a failed project..." EEK!!! And that's directly the result of the spread via the mass media...once it starts, it doesn't stop!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332274376330278254.post-37229723497669431132009-11-01T09:49:13.051-05:002009-11-01T09:49:13.051-05:00This is the only story from which I was, as a chil...This is the only story from which I was, as a child, acquainted with the word "dyke" or "dike." <br /><br />http://www.thehollandring.com/hans-brinker-story.shtml<br /><br />Have seen the spellings used interchangeably my whole life, though. So... even though "dyke" has been co-opted by the lesbian community.... IMO it is fine to use it here as well.<br /><br />I like that ancient greek definition, BTW. Thanks for sharing it.Stray Yellar Dawg?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04861846247063603370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5332274376330278254.post-39209415924154016382009-10-30T13:29:17.438-04:002009-10-30T13:29:17.438-04:00OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
Didn't that writer mean "...OMG!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Didn't that writer mean "dike?"<br /><br />That's how it's spelled in English!<br /><br />In refreshing my memory I did discover this which definitely means we should refer to Hillary as the one holding her finger in the dike to protect us all.<br /><br />"In ancient Greek culture, Dikē, English translation: "justice." was the spirit of <br />moral order and fair judgement based on immemorial custom. She ruled over human justice, while her mother Themis ruled over divine justice"<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dike_(mythology)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com