From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon May 23 16:14:30 2005 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DaM7o-0005JF-UD for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:21 -0700 Received: from web81304.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.37.79]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DaM7m-0005Ir-Hj for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:20 -0700 Message-ID: <20050523231423.27761.qmail@web81304.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.88.37.184] by web81304.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:23 PDT Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:23 -0700 (PDT) From: John E Clifford Subject: [lojban] Re: railgun To: lojban-list@lojban.org In-Reply-To: <1116885586.10116.4.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-archive-position: 10014 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list Failure to address relevant issue (not to mention ad hominem response and red herring). --- Theodore Reed wrote: > On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 14:41 -0700, John E > Clifford wrote: > > When you learn elementary logic, it may be > > worthwhile. On the other hand, the word is > still > > excessively long for its use class and (as > noted) > > not really about "gun." I'm glad to kn0ow > you > > have found uses for most of the places you > gave > > it, but did you need so much luggage to get > those > > places? (rhetorical question with the > obvious > > naswer "No"). > > While I agree that it's a somewhat unwieldy > word, I fail to see where > Robin has exhibited any lack of knowledge about > logic, elementary or > otherwise. > > -- > Theodore Reed >