RE: Capitalism - the Ultimate Religion
October 3, 2010 at 8:10 am
(This post was last modified: October 3, 2010 at 8:14 am by Existentialist.)
(October 3, 2010 at 7:37 am)Tiberius Wrote: ... If Zen Badger had said the quote, and then attributed it to Churchill directly, it would be a misquote. I'm completely with you on that point. However, he didn't do that at all. He said he was paraphrasing Churchill; taking Churchill's quote, and modifying it, using the same quote structure to convey a new meaning. At no point did he allude to Churchill believing the new quote, or that Churchill had ever said the new quote. If he had, it would be a misquote, since Churchill never said such a thing (as far as we know).
But Adrian, you keep introducing new concepts that aren't in the dictionary - things like the need for the original source to "believe" the misquote and the fact that Zen Badger said he was "paraphrasing". Have you taken leave of your senses? These are purely personal, subjective, stylistic preferences - they are not mentioned in the dictionary. And the dictionary, as we all know, is infallible!
