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I guess, that's the difference between fourth-grade grammar and grad
school.<br>
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VS-)<br>
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<pre wrap="">And declaring
something to be a rule because "perhaps there is good reason for the
rule" is the equivalent of parental "because I told you so".
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Actually I said we are given rules to follow whether or not we know they are reasonable. I guess we assume they are reasonable until we find out different. I don't know about you, but I considered my parents' dictates "because I told you so" as rules regardless if it made sense or not. ;).</pre>
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