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Re: Nouns, verbs, adjectives... and why they're p

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 9, 1998, 18:35
Mathias M. Lassailly wrote:
> *easier* ? i thought : *more logical* ? what is *easier* ? for whom ? > sorry, i'm not flaming, i just wonder whether you equate logics and > easyness, i would not be in.
What I meant was that most nouns, such as "table" (at least in *natural* languages) cannot be defined precisely, but a few, especially scientific terms like _felis domesticus_, and, to a lesser extent, common nouns like "cat" (which can refer to the species _felis domesticus_ or to the family _felinidae) (sp?), essentially, several precise definitions piled onto one word). -- "We're not obsessed, we're focused!" - X-Philes' motto, by Gizzie http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files ICQ: 18656696 AOL: NikTailor