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Doug Shaver · 01-29-2012, 03:42 AM

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Whatever

So a reason given in some unspecified/hypothetical forum elsewhere falsifies any claim that people who are under scrutiny by all and sundry becomes infallible?

Not what I said.

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Or may we see it here?

We have seen it here. One counterexample suffices to falsify your claim, and the counterexample occurred in this forum.

sotto voce · 01-29-2012, 03:52 AM

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Whatever

So a reason given in some unspecified/hypothetical forum elsewhere falsifies any claim that people who are under scrutiny by all and sundry becomes infallible?

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Not what I said.

'Whatever' means just what it says.

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Or may we see it here?

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We have seen it here. One counterexample suffices to falsify your claim, and the counterexample occurred in this forum.

Then why was this question asked?

'Here in this forum?'

Doug Shaver · 01-30-2012, 09:38 AM

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'Whatever' means just what it says.

Words don't say anything. The people who use them say things with them. What I meant to say when I used that word what what was on my mind at the time.

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We have seen it here. One counterexample suffices to falsify your claim, and the counterexample occurred in this forum.

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Then why was this question asked?

For rhetorical purposes. Stop proof-texting everything and look at the context.

sotto voce · 01-30-2012, 10:01 AM

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'Whatever' means just what it says.

Words don't say anything.

If so, we had better waste no more.

Doug Shaver · 01-31-2012, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sotto voce

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Originally Posted by Doug Shaver

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Originally Posted by sotto voce

'Whatever' means just what it says.

Words don't say anything.

If so, we had better waste no more.

Whether you're wasting yours is up to you. You can play games with them, or you can use them for real communication.

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