RE: Tall/deep

[Chris Handley <cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!CHandley>]

Joh Cowan writes
>(Whether you call something "tall" or "deep" in English is a matter
>of whether you are standing at the bottom or the top of it.  Latin
>"altus" makes no distinction, and Lojban "condi" can mean "tall".)
>
My understanding is that 'tall' refers to solid things like
mountains, trees, people and towers whereas 'deep' refers to holes
and suchlike - such as caves, river(bed)s, holes etc.

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