Speaking of sloppy thinking... On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, David Marshall wrote:
English as a second (or higher) language. It's more about *very* sloppy thinking. A mild example of it is "Dark Horse" telling me to give him a "simple answer : yes or no" and then asking me a question to which he clearly wants more than a simple "yes" or "no." (Note that I'm not counting as sloppy thinking the problems which are inherent in most languages, such as the answer to "Is it day or night?" being "yes" in all cases.)
Actualy 'yes' or 'no' aren't valid responces. Only 'day' or 'night', one or the other but not both. This is the English OR not a Boolean Algebra operation. ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------