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Re: C# is not Dylan (was: Re: C# : The new language from M$)
You may argue against what reality IS. It doesn't change it.
faa
P.S. Your response might also be viewed as an attempt to __win__ an
argument, too. Get over it.
António Nunes <tonio@euronet.nl> wrote in message
B584A1EA.218B%tonio@euronet.nl">news:B584A1EA.218B%tonio@euronet.nl...
> in article Osz75.876$XU2.440590@news.uswest.net, Frank A. Adrian at
> fadrian@uswest.net wrote on 7/1/00 7:22 PM:
>
> > Yes, but it makes about as much sense as citing Pinker's and Chomsky's
works
> > as a defense of saying that syntactic choices don't matter when applied
to
> > artificial languages.
> At least it is not destructive, it is an attempt at being constructive.
And
> it is certainly not offensive.
>
> >Besides, USENET is often about being "singularly
> > offensive and unproductive" to win an argument (or haven't you been
around
> > this neck of the woods for long? :-).
> "Being about"? How does this ever win an argument? It doesn't! Just
because
> people do it does not mean it is a good thing, or something to be adopted.
> Why be out to _winning_ an argument anyway? Tell your truth. I.e., the
truth
> as you see it. If you are on the right track you will "win" anyway. Even
if
> (some) others won't acknowledge that.
>
> Being respectful to others, even when you think they are in the wrong or
> disrespectful themselves, will much likely get you a lot further.
>
> If you find yourself in disagreement build your "enemy" a Golden Bridge
over
> which to retreat. He (she) is much more likely to use it.
>
> Cheers,
> António
>
>
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> The more healed, whole and connected you feel inside,
> the more healing your words will be.
>
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