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Old 08-01-2004, 03:15 PM
P van Rijckevorsel
 
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Default Mystery thorn tree

Gene Royer schreef
A public forum such as this where anecdotal information is mixed with
Google-gained knowledge is a "limited social context".


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Yes but this shared social context is limited to such things as "DAGS". It
will be awhile yet before there are Google-approved common names for all the
plants in the world, or rather for the English-speaking-Google-world.
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Some of you may elevate your diction


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You sure have an advanced computer, if it reads your NGs out loud to you
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in order to present a more erudite demeanor, but this

is still a Mickey Mouse public forum composed of pseudo intellectuals and
amateur botanical dabblers.

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I assume this is an attempt to describe yourself? By the content of your
messages you are overestimating your abilities, you don't seem to qualify as
an amateur botanical dabbler.
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Get unstuck on yourself.


More plants (and indeed species) are referred to in general

identifications by their vernacular nomenclature than are so by scientific
names. Crabgrass is crabgrass, loblolly pines are loblolly pines, and pin
oaks are pin oaks. An exception, of course is Anseranas semipalmata, which
is always called by that name.

--Genoglad I could clear that up for youRoyer


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You can't spell either: "glad I could clear that up for you" would come to
"GICCTUFY" or "Gicctufy" not to "Geno"
PvR