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- From: gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Gabe M Wiener)
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- Subject: Re: quite unique research?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.143026.23853@news.columbia.edu>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 14:30:26 GMT
- References: <1992Nov15.145943.5614@desire.wright.edu> <1992Nov16.035345.9575@Princeton.EDU> <1992Nov16.112547.22880@black.ox.ac.uk>
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- In article <1992Nov16.112547.22880@black.ox.ac.uk> microsoc@black.ox.ac.uk (Marc B.A. Read) writes:
- >
- >Just for starters here are the relevant extracts from the Fowlers. Before
- >you flame me, Roger, I _don't_ think that these are conclusive arguments;
- >but I do think that they are well written and entertaining even if wrong!
-
- They are opinions... to some, using unique to mean "one of a kind" is wrong
- (not me me). To others, using unique to mean something *other* than "one of
- a kind" is wrong. Except to Roger, of course, who takes certain pleasure in
- seeking out one scholarly opinion to support his view of the week, and then
- lambasting the group with invective in trying to defend it.
-
- >(I'm still shaking at the memory of Roger's flames to this newcomer to
- >Usenet about "concertize"....)
-
- A pity, isn't it.
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