Posted by so on June 15, 2005, at 8:21:01
In reply to Posting hypotheticals » so, posted by gardenergirl on June 15, 2005, at 1:46:32
> > Are you saying it seems the questions I am requesting clarification about are in fact statements of my beliefs?
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> I'm saying that by framing the statements as a question of whether you are allowed to post it or not does in fact put the statement in your post. The words are there. Seems to me that by asking can I say ____, you just did say ____.
Neurolinguistics attends to the value of embedded language, but gramatics clearly distiguishes between a declaration and an inquiry.
> >I am attempting to learn if that permission is based on the context of their statement, on an administrative presumption of the accuracy of their statement, or on permissions granted to some group members but not to others.
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> How 'bout you ask that question instead of posing hypotheticals?What do you mean by "how 'bout"? I'm mostly familiar with the phrase as a colloquial demand.
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> Seems to me you would get a generalizable answer versus one that applied just to the statements in question.
Science has gained much from empirical inquiry. It took some time, but I learned something about about what I wanted to know.
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