[Tango-L] Leading and Following

[Alexis Cousein]

Tango Terrorist wrote:
> It might be a convenient expression , but it leads to entirely the wrong
> understanding.  Leading is what you do to a horse.  

The Collins COBUILD dictionary ascribes 11 meanings to the verb
lead, most of which have none of the connotations you bestow on
the word.

2. and 8. are directive, but there's also:

12. If something leads you to do something, if influences or
affects you in such a way that you do it.

14. If you lead a conversation or discussion, you control the
way it develops so that you can introduce a particular subject.

In other words, if you associate leading only with horses,
there's something about the finer nuances about the ambiguity
(and poetry) of language that escapes you.

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Alexis Cousein                                al at sgi.com
Solutions Architect/Senior Systems Engineer   SGI
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