[lit-ideas] Re: "Bleach smells like bleach"
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:24:04 EST
In a message dated 2/7/2005 12:20:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
pas@xxxxxxxx writes:
Perhaps Eastwood's character is wiser than he appears. He's stating the
obvious -- "bleach smells like bleach" -- and questioning it at the same
time.
Well, to judge by his (the character's) expression, and as we are reminded
of the context,
Eddie: This kind smells better.
Franky: Bleach smells like bleach.
it would seem the obvious implicature (explicature, almost) is
+> 'hardly *better* _to me_.
Odd how tautological implicatures implicate.
Cheers,
JL
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