[lit-ideas] Re: As Far As I Know (Not Far)
- From: Ursula Stange <ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:55:24 -0400
Since 'farther' is reserved for actual distance and 'further' for metaphorical
distance, shouldn't it be 'as fur as I know'?
...and ditto your last paragraph Mr. Paul....
Ursula
in far and away North Bay
On 2013-04-30, at 6:44 PM, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As an example of the use of 'as far as I know...,' JL quotes Smith asking his
> or her colleagues (who might or might not be able to answer),
> on what appears to be a discussion list for help, as follows
>
>> As far as I know (not far) once you set the excerpt length, you cannot
>> change the length for display on a different page. Can anyone confirm that?
>> Thanks all ...
>
> This is, of course, a perfectly good use of the expression at hand. Smith, it
> would appear, is claiming he has a bit of knowledge about something but
> wonders if what he knows (or thinks he knows) is all there is to it. If the
> notion of knowledge's being something one _has_, —as if it were like a
> headache or a hallucination or a pang of regret—is troublesome, one might say
> that Smith (believes) he knows a bit about excerpt length, etc. He may, he
> thinks, but he isn't sure.
>
> There's another common use of 'afaik.
>
> A: Is Sally going to be there tonight?
>
> B: As far as I know.
>
> A: Damn.
>
> The simplest way of understanding B's reply is that he hasn't heard anything
> to the contrary, not that he's making (horrible expression),
> 'a knowledge claim.'
>
> Ordinary people like me often wonder how philosophers acquired the copyright
> to words like 'know,' 'knowledge,' and many others, such as 'snapdragon.'
> They wonder if the use of 'know,' e.g., is really as contentious as
> philosophers seem to think, and perhaps, when nothing worth watching is on
> TV, how philosophers found out that knowledge or truth or justice were what
> they believe they are.
>
> Robert Paul
>
>
>
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