Date:  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 22:05:27 EST

From:  Larry Horn <LHORN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU>

Subject: Re: Animals and Energy



Natalie writes:

>I just came across something that struck me as strange in Chaika's

>_Language: The Social Mirror_ : "... the word _energy_ in English

>refers to a human being's physical or mental energy or electrical or

>fossil fuel power, but it doesn't refer to animals. That is, it seems

>odd for me to say, 'My new puppy has a lot of energy.'" (page 14)





>I find nothing at all odd about "My new puppy has a lot of energy."

>It strikes me as a perfectly normal statement. Am I the odd one, or

>is Chaika?



Chaika probably ought to be more careful about which pet store he buys his

puppies from. Maybe it just needs to be wormed. Or dewormed.



Larry