"interpolate"

[Laurence Horn]

On Sep 3, 2011, at 1:17 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:

> That solves the unemployment problem right there.
>
> JL

Ah, but I didn't say *everyone* may teach here.

LH
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> On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>> On Sep 3, 2011, at 9:21 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
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>>> "Postulate" would work, or "suppose,"  but surely two art historians with
>>> advanced degrees, at least one of whom holds an endowed chair and has
>> taught
>>> at Yale, wouldn't make a silly mistake like that!
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>> Although as you surely know, just anyone may teach at Yale.
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>> LH
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>>> Note, though, that "interpolate" has four syllables, making it one-third
>>> more impressive than "postulate" and a whopping twice as impressive as
>>> "suppose."
>>>
>>> JL
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>>> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 11:47 PM, Douglas G. Wilson <douglas at nb.net>
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>>>> I guess maybe "postulate" may be intendsd.
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