Re: Untouchables [Andreas J., please read]

Quoting Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>:

> On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Andreas Johansson wrote:
>
> > Quoting Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>:
> > > No, but he said to *write* it 100 times. Copying and pasting or having a
> > > script do it for you is not writing. You've shown you can't be trusted
> to
> > > do it on a computer, so you're going to have to do it by hand.
> >
> > Let's get into a technical discussion of the exact meaning of "to write",
> > shall we? Or possible ways to cheat with pen and paper?
>
> In the domain of the activity, the exact meaning of 'to write' is quite
> clear, never mind the fact that I would still dispute copying and pasting
> to be you writing, even if I might concede that you still might say
> something was writing.
>
> And I never denied it was possible to cheat with pen and paper: this is
> why I've told you to show me a copy to judge whether it's authentic or
> not.
Problem with that being that it being authentic will not stop you from saying
it's not, and it not being not stopping you from saying it is.

                                                          Andreas