EvC Forum: Creation of the English Language

Wounded King

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Message 57 of 205 (434098)
11-14-2007 1:51 PM

Reply to: Message 56 by jar
11-14-2007 12:37 PM

Maybe the whole problem with the EvC debate is that people see the creationists as wrong but wromantic.

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WK

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Message 102 of 205 (434422)
11-15-2007 7:03 PM

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11-15-2007 6:48 PM

Re: An Amusing Scene From Joseph's Microcosm Of Alternative Linguistic History.

I'm very surprised too if such a king existed. The only thing I can think of that would lend any support to the idea is perhaps the phrase 'The King's English'.

You don't think that not being able to find any evidence might in fact suggest that you haven't recalled things correctly? THat you might in fact be incorrect?

TTFN,

WK

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Message 134 of 205 (434548)
11-16-2007 9:46 AM

Reply to: Message 130 by Rrhain
11-16-2007 2:26 AM

Re: Is English really all that different?

Suppose you have a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. You're booked solid. A new guest shows up. Can you fit him in? Of course: Just have all of your guests move down one room. This leaves Room 1 open and your guest can take that room. For any finite number of guests, you just have them move that number of rooms down.

You can even add an infinite number of people. Just have every guest move to the room twice as large as they are currently in: 1 moves to 2, 2 moves to 4, 3 moves to 6, etc. This leaves all the odd-numbered rooms empty (of which there are an infinite number), and you can fit them in.

That sounds familiar, is it something to do with Hilbert space?

TTFN,

WK

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