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The pot accuses the kettle that it is black

Moi? Zwart? OK. (Sitting in the flames on the hearth ...)

What's a proto-diamond?

A briquet in English a a piece of charcoal for burning in BBQs.


Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Originally Posted By: BranShea
Just wanted to ask Zed what is the difference between no not true and / false?


well, true and false would do to answer those, but I would be much more likely to say yes or no, so I'm with zed.


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Much more likely is no reason to be annoyed more than one should be.

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It looks even worse if the answer is in the negative,
"do you have a heart condition?"
"false"

A statement is true or false, not a question. It just grates on my ear.

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Originally Posted By: Zed
It looks even worse if the answer is in the negative,
"do you have a heart condition?"
"false"

A statement is true or false, not a question. It just grates on my ear.


Since what grated on your ear was on a poster is this an example of synesthesia?

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I'm a little sceptical about this synesthesia thing.
"Linguistics is a grayish-purple-blue word" , coming from this page:
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well, true and false would do to answer those, but I would be much more likely to say yes or no, so I'm with zed.
Me too, I'm with Zed by all means, that's why I respect her capital ZZZ

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Originally Posted By: BranShea
]Me too, I'm with Zed by all means, that's why I respect her capital ZZZ


Brannie, wake up. I didn't mean to put you to sleep. wink

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