In a message dated 3/25/2009 1:13:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ritchierd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: What *is* the world coming to? ---- Have someone done a serious study in a reply to this? I can think: (a) with negative implicature: -- the dogs. We're going to the dogs. We're _coming_ to the dogs. -- its very end. (b) with positive implicature -- roses? (as in "Gypsy"?) Cheers, JL Speranza Bordighera, etc. **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220635228x1201407499/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub leclick.net%2Fclk%3B213153654%3B34689672%3Bo) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html