The Times takes on current debates in linguistics, and asks:
But 70 years on, it is surely time to put the trauma of Whorf behind us.
All I can think is: "Never! The House of Mogh is dishonored for seven generations!" Then I remembered that Duras ultimately did get the rightful blame for the Khitomer massacre, and I felt better about it.
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I have never heard anything Sapir than that.
Welcome back and congratulations on the marriage.
"Behind us"?
What direction is that?
I myself am putting Whorf southeast of me.
In line with that, the Washington Shex'pir Company will be performing works of the Bard of Qo'noS in the original Klingon:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR20100…
"Why is Russian water a she, and why does she become a he once you have dipped a tea bag into her?"
*snicker*
Poor old Benjamin Lee. No one appreciates the insurance guy.