E-prime

John K Clark (johnkc@well.com)
Mon, 15 Sep 1997 23:04:58 -0700 (PDT)


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On Mon, 15 Sep 1997 Kennita Watson <kwatson@netcom.com> Wrote:

>calling Frank an ass trips my E-prime meter, even though I don't
>think much of what he said.

I've always has reservations about E-prime and this illustrates why.
Any language in which you can't call an ass an ass without a lot rigmarole
is fundamentally flawed. Well OK, if you insist, but I'm not very good at it
and writing in E-prime always gives me a headache.

"The idea of Frank Mcelligott quickly brings to mind another idea, the idea
of an ass."

John K Clark johnkc@well.com

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