Why must we always call a horse a horse? What is wrong with calling it a perd when talking to an Afrikaans person, a paard when talking to a Dutch person, a cheval when talking to a French person, and a knight when playing chess?
I don’t like the idea of forcing everyone to speak English. [...]
Entries Tagged with 'Faust'
On Calling a Horse a Horse
December 28th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Categories: Culture
Tags: Faust · Language · Logos · Mythos · Post-Modernism
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