Re: THEORY: Are commands to believe infelicitous?

Ray Brown wrote:

> On
> Umm - but if I said to any of my neighbors "I believe the rose in my
> garden are in bloom", I would get some very odd looks and replies like
> "What do you mean you believe they are! they bloody well are - take a
> look!

Of course, that implies your senses are trustworthy.  Something I have
little evidence of.  But that's another story.

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