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At 19:37 -0700 8/7/01, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
Zero is (also) a violation of the english language. (I know,
everyone does it,
at least occasionally.) If there's no liquid, it's not floating;
it's resting.
I suspect the English Speaking Society would object to one molecule thick, but
not all members of this list.
bc A member of the English Speaking Society, who would require the
thickness
be sufficient to be visible to the std. "Man."
I always defer to those who are willing to make the effort to use the
language precisely, as I am usually pretty lakadasical about it, esp.
on this list, it seems.
But just what is the English Speaking Society's alternative to "zero"?
Hugh
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