But “man” just means “person,” unless some particular “male” or “males” are meant. This double usage exists in English but not in Latin or Greek. In Greek the two nouns, “anthropos,” and “aner,” and Latin has “homo” and “vir.” Both “anthropos” and “homo” are used generally for humans, and rarely specifically for a “male person.” …
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The Memory of the Setting Summer Sun
The memory of the setting Summer Sun, Of warm and happy Life under his gaze, Has given way to Autumn’s dark and dun, And Winter’s icy dark and shortened days: Now Winter thinks himself to be the god, T’whom all must bow t’appease and supplicate, While he destroys Life’s happiness by rod, Of punishment called …
Man, oh, man; aah, woman
Hey, man! There are two uses for the noun, “man.” One is as a word for any human being, “featherless biped,” person, homo sapiens, et cetera. The other is as a noun for a male man (not a postman), a male person, a homo virilis, a bloke. The first is general to all human beings, …
Mente et Manu
“Man” is the English for both any human being and a person of the male sex. Thus women are “men” in the former usage, but not in the latter. The word, “man,” is from the Proto Germanic, “mann,” and even more remotely from the Proto Indo-European, “man,” which has two entries: one is “man,” “man,” …
The Subject and Predicate
Every thought or idea directs itself, at least ostensibly, towards two parts, a subject and predicate. The subject is the main focus of the idea. The subject is the main “actor” about which everything else is concerned. The predicate is that, which is said about the subject. The predicate begins with the verb and includes …
An Adverb well qualifies a Verb
An adverb well qualifies a verb; Its effect is quite simply superb. It also qualifies, Whether truly true or lies, An adjective or other adverb. Copyright, John Justice, 2019
Then once I found a diamond on my round
Then once I found a diamond on my round; It had a different gleam from all the rest: I picked it up and brushed it off and found It more beautiful than all the others’ best. When I put it in my keep, it said to me, “You don’t know me; you’re better off without.” …
It Takes Two Notions
It takes two notions to comprise a thought, For which subject and predicate are sought: They compose the idea Or the thought that we hear, Which we do call a sentence for short. Copyright, John Justice, 2019
The Memory of the Setting Summer Sun
The memory of the setting summer Sun, Of warm and happy Life under his gaze, Has given way to Autumn’s dark and dun, And Winter’s icy dark and shortened days. Now Winter thinks himself to be the god, T’whom all must t’appease and supplicate, While he destroy Life’s happiness by rod Of punishment called, “Loneliness” …
Are there better men than I?
Are there better men than I, who’ve sought your love: So rich and powerful, or smooth of tongue, Or handsome, fun or otherwise above, Or more successful on life’s ladder’s rung? Have they taken you to dine at the right place, And given you a thrill, a moment’s smile, And made you like and want …