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To: M. Thatcher
So far, your argument is "I'm an editor". Let's take cases. Suppose someone pretends to be both left wing and non-judgemental. One might comment on the "phony left-wing non-judgmentalism." Second case: A bona fide left-winger pretends to be non-judgmental. So as to distinguish this case from the first, one might comment on the "left-wing phony non-jugmentalism". Scope is a powerful tool for creating or eliminating syntatic ambiguity. You might want to add it to your toolkit.
40 posted on 12/12/2001 2:41:35 PM PST by ConsistentLibertarian
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To: ConsistentLibertarian
Let's take cases. Suppose someone pretends to be both left wing and non-judgemental. One might comment on the "phony left-wing non-judgmentalism." Second case: A bona fide left-winger pretends to be non-judgmental. So as to distinguish this case from the first, one might comment on the "left-wing phony non-jugmentalism". Scope is a powerful tool for creating or eliminating syntatic ambiguity. You might want to add it to your toolkit.

There is no first case, and all left-wingers fit the second. There is no need to distinguish between an impossiblitiy and a universal truth. Her usage is correct, as are my examples in post 21, which apply directly to you.

43 posted on 12/12/2001 2:50:53 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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