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From: jacobw@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Jacob Solomon Weinstein)
Subject: Scanning (was Re: Infocom Nostalgia)
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schweda@iastate.edu (Christopher Schweda) writes:
>muckenho@math.rutgers.edu (Ben Muckenhoupt) writes:
>
>>Yes, Planetfall was one of my best gaming experiences.  But I kind
>>of like my poems to scan.
>
>Okay, forgive me for being a pedant, but I must speak up. First of all,
>"poetry" doesn't scan -- *people* scan poetry. 

"Poetry doesn't scan- people scan poetry"?? What are you, some sort of
fanatic from the NRA--National Rhythm Association? According to my
American Heritage Dictionary, one of the many meanings of the word
"scan" is "to conform to metrical patterns". 

Remember: when multiple meanings are outlawed, only outlaws will use multiple
meanings.
