Re: Why all the max length constraints?

"dawn" <dawnwolthuis_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1148925828.841431.188460_at_38g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...

> I know that there is nothing in the RM, the theory, that would require
> lengths. I don't know if there is something about _implementing_ the
> RM that would come close to requiring or at least really encourage such
> constraints.

I don't understand the above, at all.

First, if the theory doesn't require it, how can implementing the theory require it?

Second, what is "come close to requiring"? Is this like a number that is "close to infinity"?
Or a person that's "Close to peing pregnant"? Received on Tue May 30 2006 - 22:50:57 CEST