Re: relational reasoning -- why two tables and not one?

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:43:15 -0300, Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote:

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>That's certainly one type of mysticism. In this case, I think we have
>someone acting more like Alice with Humpty Dumpty. The name "donation"
>means exactly what the person who applied it to a table meant at the time.

     More like Humpty Dumpty:
"'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.'" -- "Through the Lookingglass"

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko Received on Sat Oct 17 2009 - 01:25:34 CEST