Re: Underestimating 'r'

"Perplexed in Peoria" (jimmenegay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes:
> I agree with Tim. Successful communication is more likely if
> both parties adhere to received conventions as to what their
> words and symbols mean.

If you provide me with any conventions I haven't yet
received, I'll probably be happy to try to follow those
conventions.

I'll still tend to assign symbols to concepts I define
that I haven't seen defined by others yet.
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