> Collage would be a 2D subset of assemblage I suppose, included but > with its own more precise term. Unless you were considering 4D > assemblages, of course - like the universe itself. Andrew Ain't the web wonderful: http://www.wordspy.com/words/HumptyDumptylanguage.asp Humpty Dumpty language noun. An idiosyncratic or eccentric use of language in which the meaning of particular words is determined by the speaker. A passage from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass": "There's a collage for you!" "I don't know what you mean by 'collage' " Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. "Of course you don't-till I tell you. I meant 'there's a photogrgraph!' " "But 'collage' doesn't mean 'photograph' " Alice objected. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less." "The question is, " said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty. "which is to be master-that's all." We can argue for ever about the meaning of words. Next time your child says they will be making a collage at school, offer to lend them your camera. Their response will tell you more than any amount of semantic discussion here. Bob
