Comments on: Drawing donuts http://www.numenware.com/article/466 Religion. Brain. Dogen. Language. Japan. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:38:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: mikefrog http://www.numenware.com/article/466#comment-248 mikefrog Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:37:13 +0000 http://www.numenware.com/article/466#comment-248 Hmm. At least with the Tanahashi version, I grasp at once that I have no idea what he’s talking about. With your version, it seems as if I might, because the words are familiar, but actually I have no idea what “poppings poking into each other” would be. The fact that I have no idea what it means is of course, not your fault!! But your version is in danger of fooling me into thinking I do... Hmm. At least with the Tanahashi version, I grasp at once that I have no idea what he’s talking about.
With your version, it seems as if I might, because the words are familiar, but actually I have no idea what “poppings poking into each other” would be.

The fact that I have no idea what it means is of course, not your fault!! But your version is in danger of fooling me into thinking I do…

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