Re: Am I a crank?

Lester Zick <dontbother@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:vnamf21ivup6odfi0kc91mmp637thv6j8e@xxxxxxx:

On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 11:51:47 -0600, Virgil <virgil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1157304905.224581.305990@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Han.deBruijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

John Schutkeker wrote:

Did the professors that you showed it to have have any specific
complaints, or did they just say "Everybody knows that it can't be
done"?

This: "Sorry, mr. de Bruijn, it is _us_ who do the research here".

Han de Bruijn

Any professor speaking English ought to have said
"It is _we_ who do the research here".

Truth as a function of grammar?

Good one.
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