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On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:40:15 +1100, "Peter Webb"
<webbf...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>
>>>
>>>Yes you can. According to Google Define, one of the meanings of axis is 
>>>"the
>>>centre about which something rotates".
>>
>> And the relevant definition can be found in dictionary.com which is
>> apparently more comprehensive than "Google Define".
>>
>
>The example you gave is obviously not relevant.

It couldn't be more relevant.

>For example, it requires two 
>or more points to be defined; Bush only gave a single place (Iran) in the 
>quote above.

Because he didn't understand what an axis was!

> Clearly he meant one of the uses of "axis" that requires only a 
>single point, "the centre about which something revolves" seems directly 
>relevant - the centre is Iran, and the thing is terrorism. It couldn't be 
>one of the definitions that requires two points, as he only gave one point.

He has since expanded his "axis" to include at least two other
countries.  The present usage is correct.

>>> This appears perfectly consistent
>>>with what Bush said. I guess you didn't know this meaning of the word
>>>"axis", and Bush does.
>>
>> And now he refers to the axis of evil consisting of three countries.
>> Only the moon can rotate around three countries thousands of miles
>> apart.
>>
>
>I think you mean "revolves" not "rotates". 

Either will do.

>Are you now going to play some 
>bullshit game about how how there is some meaning of the word "revolves" 
>that is inconsistent with the definition? Or do you recognise that both 
>revolves has meanings other than the astronomical one?

Got any other words you want to disect?

>>> Somewhat ironic that a story is invented to prove
>>>that Bush is stupid, but it turns out that because the person who invented
>>>the story clearly has a poor understanding of English, it actually proves
>>>Bush is clearly brighter than the person who made up and reposted the 
>>>story!
>>
>> Bush is known to be an idiot.  By agreeing with him you are one too.
>>
>
>But not because of the remark he made about Iran being the centre around 
>which terrorism revolves - that was you not understanding, not Bush 
>mis-using (sic) the English language.

He misused the word "axis".   Now that he's been told, he uses it
properly.

>>>I mean, you have got to laugh at how dumb some people are. They can't even
>>>invent a story to try and prove a point without doing it so badly that 
>>>they
>>>disprove their own argument!
>>
>> I just have to laugh at someone so desperate to prove his own
>> stupidity that he endorses one of Bush's many blunders!
>>
>
>Yeah right.
>
>"Iran is the centre around which terrorism revolves."

That makes more sense than "axis".  I suspect he didn't even come up
with the original quote himself.  It was probably written by one of
his advisers whose native language was yiddish.

>May or may not be true, but is a perfectly reasonable opinion to hold.

Indeed.