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>"Glenn Miller" <[log in to unmask]> writes:
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>>To explain my point I will use some examples. Our hearing can only be
>>as good as it's weakest link. If Beethoven had a severe sensori-neural
>>hearing loss (slang: stone-deaf) this would be the weakest link.
>
>True. And he was not stone-deaf, not even on his deathbed.
I never said Beethoven was devoid of any ability to perceive sound. I use
the word 'deaf' to explain the severity of loss to make my point. Later I
write stone-deaf with slang emphasis. In American usage, the word deaf is
used for anyone who is very hard of hearing.
Look up any information on Beethoven: Beethoven was a deaf composer.
Beethoven was deaf when he wrote the 9th symphony. Oh well....
Glenn Miller