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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“aporia,” What the heck does this word mean? It does not show up in my World Book Encyclopedia dictionary which is about 6 inches thick. It this just another example of the left taking control of the language and making things up?


28 posted on 02/22/2014 2:35:29 PM PST by Lion Den Dan
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To: Lion Den Dan
“aporia,” What the heck does this word mean?

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1 : an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect
2 : a logical impasse or contradiction; especially : a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable

I was curious too, so I looked it up.

54 posted on 02/22/2014 2:47:07 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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