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To: republicofdavis
Someone said it was out of context so they must know the context.

Um, no.

One need not know the context to declare a quotation out of context. By definition, all quotations are "out of context."
240 posted on 06/08/2006 1:51:16 PM PDT by Xenalyte (Think nothing is impossible? Try slamming a revolving door.)
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To: Xenalyte

Wideawake: "Placing what she actually said in its context is precisely what Breitweiser, these assemblywomen, Hewitt and Peach do not want you to do."

Xenalyte: "One need not know the context to declare a quotation out of context. By definition, all quotations are "out of context.""

As I said, someone seemed to know what the context was supposed to be.


264 posted on 06/08/2006 1:59:01 PM PDT by republicofdavis
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