May 25, 2013, 19:31
Kallehantilemming
Have you heard
antilemming being used before?
Lemming maybe, but
antilemming? It was used in my book this way: "I am
antilemming by nature." And clearly this person was. Both his parents were Pentecostal ministers, and he experimented with Christian mysticism, Zen meditation and Native American rituals, ending up with a synthesis that felt authentic to him.
May 26, 2013, 06:51
zmježd Have you heard antilemming
being used before?Nope, but it understandable given its use and context. Did you have a problem with it?
May 26, 2013, 20:22
KallehI thought I knew it from the context, but wasn't sure so looked it up.
I just wondered if others have seen it used or used it.
May 27, 2013, 13:10
bethree5I don't really understand what the author means...
May 27, 2013, 21:05
KallehI thought he could have said it a lot more simply. He meant that he was a nonconformist.
As for z's comment about about understanding what was meant by the context, too often I have thought I'd known what was meant, only to find that there was a nuance to the definition that I hadn't understood. Therefore, whenever I come across a word I am not familiar with, I always look it up.
It
could mean that he wasn't a suicidal type, referring to the urban legend about lemmings throwing themselves off cliffs.
May 28, 2013, 19:44
KallehTherein lies the nuance I mentioned above.
May 29, 2013, 03:33
bethree5Oh, I see. It was the suicidal aspect that left me scratching my head. I'd forgotten that of course they do it because 'everyone else is doing it'. I agree, Kalleh, when in doubt look it up.
Don't hear much about lemmings these days...