Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 00:09:44 04/28/00
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On April 27, 2000 at 21:41:02, Michael Neish wrote: >Possibly after several generations of people in ancient Greece calling each >other >"you idiot" and "you moron", someone maybe said "Hang on, this language >is inappropriate, why not report things as they are without making personal >attacks?" and lo and behold, we have the passive, impersonal language of >science journals. It didn't evolve for nothing. Yes, isn't it nice :o). There's a lot of room between personal attacks and the passive and the impersonal language of science. So you don't have to worry about being bored ;o). >This was a light-hearted post, not meant to be scientifically accurate, and >certainly doesn't prove anything. The same goes for mine. Best wishes... Mogens
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