Re: [wg-review] [DNDEF] short quizz 9,10

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 09:30:26PM +1300, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> At 16:37 8/02/01 -0800, Kent Crispin wrote:
> >On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 12:31:46AM +0000, Jefsey Morfin wrote:
> >> Now, the problem is the UDRP can apply to many things (actually
> >> to everything which is defined in the dictionnary) but not to the DNs.
> >> Because DNs are not defined in the dirctionnary and not defined
> >> ine the UDRP (while some other words are).
> >
> >You don't need to have a definition of the word "grass" in order to 
> >mow a lawn.  In fact, I'm quite sure that people of all linguistic
> >persuasions can run a lawn mower, without having to worry even that they
> >all have a common understanding of what the word "grass" means.  It is 
> >quite common, even in the law, for things to simply be defined through 
> >operation and familiarity.
> >
> 
> Now you're going overboard, Kent.

You apparently didn't read what I wrote, because you have launched into 
a ridiculous strawman argument.  

[strawman deleted]

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Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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