"is the same as"

[Stanley Friesen]

At 12:16 AM 2/11/00 -0500, colkitto at sprint.ca wrote:
>[ Moderator's note:
>  The following is quoted from a posting by Stanley Friesen, made on Sat,
>  05 Feb 2000 22:05:24 -0800.
>  --rma ]

>>In this context I was really only pointing out that language "suffers" from
>>one of the main issues I see in all biological studies: fuzzy, imprecise
>>boundaries.  There is no precise way to distinguish one language from
>>another.

>What is the problem with so-called "fuzzy" thinking?    Is this a
>manifestation of "physics envy"?

*I* have no problem with it, that is why I put "suffers" in quotes.  Indeed
it is my default mode in matter like this (though I do have an almost
irrepressible drive to classify everything).  But there are many who do
have trouble with it, perhaps even some here.

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