Yes, this is definitely a difference in how we perceive the language. I don’t see any inherent problem with a lookup table in the language, given that most of the language is already lookup tables in the same sense (what distinguishes ‘couch’ from ‘chair’, for instance). And it would not occur to me to have a rule for “*nouns” rather than the actual separate rules for nouns and pronouns. Note also that pronouns have possessive adjective and possessive pronoun forms, while nouns do not. They’re an entirely different sort of animal.
So I would not think to write “It’s brand is whichever brand is it’s” instead of “its brand is whichever brand is its” anymore than I would think to write “me’s brand is whichever brand is me’s” (or whatever) instead of “my brand is whichever brand is mine”
Yes, this is definitely a difference in how we perceive the language.
I suspect the difference extends down to the nature of our thought processes. Let me see… using Myers-Briggs terminology and from just this conversation I’m going to guess ?STJ.
I tend to test as INTP/INTJ depending, I think, on whether I’ve been doing ethics lately. But then, I’m pretty sure it’s been shown that inasmuch as that model has any predictive power, it needs to be evaluated in context… so who knows about today.
Yes, this is definitely a difference in how we perceive the language. I don’t see any inherent problem with a lookup table in the language, given that most of the language is already lookup tables in the same sense (what distinguishes ‘couch’ from ‘chair’, for instance). And it would not occur to me to have a rule for “*nouns” rather than the actual separate rules for nouns and pronouns. Note also that pronouns have possessive adjective and possessive pronoun forms, while nouns do not. They’re an entirely different sort of animal.
So I would not think to write “It’s brand is whichever brand is it’s” instead of “its brand is whichever brand is its” anymore than I would think to write “me’s brand is whichever brand is me’s” (or whatever) instead of “my brand is whichever brand is mine”
I suspect the difference extends down to the nature of our thought processes. Let me see… using Myers-Briggs terminology and from just this conversation I’m going to guess ?STJ.
I tend to test as INTP/INTJ depending, I think, on whether I’ve been doing ethics lately. But then, I’m pretty sure it’s been shown that inasmuch as that model has any predictive power, it needs to be evaluated in context… so who knows about today.