Posted by zoara on 11/16/32 11:36

Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <slrndro4i9.96a.nospam@debian.dns2go.com>,
> Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
> > >> Claiming to have lived without a car all one's life would mean
> > >> they have not used a car, at all, in their life.
> > >
> > > No it doesn't. It means that I've never owned one--not never used
> > > one.
> >
> > No, it doesn't. It may be how you intended to use the turn of phrase,
> > but if you have ever used something then you have not lived without
> > it. Without is a definite.
>
> Ok, then let me rephrase it: I've never owned Microsoft Windows or used
> it, other than incidentally, in my personal life.

Oooh, oooh, can you argue about cheese now, please?

I'm gobsmacked by how long this thread has lasted (and by the fact that
I'm still reading it).

-z-

--
Highly susceptible to memetic reprogramming

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