"temporal"?

[Wilson Gray]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:
> To me, 'temporal' is a fine word, but only because I understand it and I appreciate it.

Well, I can understand that. It's certaiinly a reasoned approach to the issue.

> is so uncommon that comprehension cannot be expected.

Wait. What? The subject been left out. What is it that "is so uncommon
that comprehension cannot be expected"? O-o-oh. I see.

> To me, 'temporal' is a fine word, but only because I understand it, and I appreciate [(THE FACT) THAT] it is so    > uncommon that comprehension cannot be expected.

My bad.

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