Who are you to say?
By WiseMan
@WiseMan (4)
Canada
September 17, 2006 1:38pm CST
The english language is very different because it has no barriers. Today I recieved a call from an old writer friend who happened to be looking over some of my old works. A perticular sentance that read: "when I relenquish a sentence I sence this resentment" He told me that I was using the word relenquish out of contesxt. he was meaning to say that if I relenquished this sentance it would be abandoned. Forgotten. Swept aside and therefore leaving the sentance a jumble of misused language. I tried to argue that it meant I was giving up my sentance to the people. Listeners or readers if you will. Free for interpretation and recieving negative feedback for what I gave up. Who makes sense?
1 response
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
18 Sep 06
Based on the definition of the word, it could go either way. I don't know if I would have personally used your word choice, but to each his own.
Here is the definition by Miriam Webster:
1 : to withdraw or retreat from
2 : GIVE UP
3 a : to stop holding physically
b : to give over possession or control of
