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Jun 17, 2020 6:57:01 GMT -5
Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 6:57:01 GMT -5
I took it as asking about "this sentence" not the one about Sam and Sarah. There is only 1 capital s in "this sentence". ? There is no capital "S" in "this sentence". Did Russell hack your account?
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Riddle
Jun 17, 2020 7:51:52 GMT -5
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Post by coachdoc on Jun 17, 2020 7:51:52 GMT -5
An 's' is an 'S' is an 's.' Capitalized or not. It's an s.
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Jun 17, 2020 9:40:27 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 9:40:27 GMT -5
But as written, how do you reconcile the "this"?
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Jun 17, 2020 10:57:22 GMT -5
Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 10:57:22 GMT -5
But as written, how do you reconcile the "this"? To mean the sentence "this" is in and not the Sam and Sarah sentence.
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Post by Russell Letson on Jun 17, 2020 11:02:28 GMT -5
A play-fair riddle (like a play-fair mystery) requires standard grammar and no more ambiguity than can be generated by that grammar. I noticed the grammatical error in the second sentence and suspected hookumbooglery.
It's a clumsy and incompetent riddle. At least the St. Ives rhyme depends on the hearer presuming that the man with the wives, etc. was also headed for St. Ives--a fact not in evidence.
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Jun 17, 2020 11:06:11 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 11:06:11 GMT -5
A play-fair riddle (like a play-fair mystery) requires standard grammar and no more ambiguity than can be generated by that grammar. I noticed the grammatical error in the second sentence and suspected hookumbooglery. It's a clumsy and incompetent riddle. At least the St. Ives rhyme depends on the hearer presuming that the man with the wives, etc. was also headed for St. Ives--a fact not in evidence. Exactly.
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Jun 17, 2020 13:38:09 GMT -5
Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 13:38:09 GMT -5
The answer's still 1.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jun 17, 2020 13:42:31 GMT -5
A play-fair riddle (like a play-fair mystery) requires standard grammar and no more ambiguity than can be generated by that grammar. I noticed the grammatical error in the second sentence and suspected hookumbooglery. It's a clumsy and incompetent riddle. At least the St. Ives rhyme depends on the hearer presuming that the man with the wives, etc. was also headed for St. Ives--a fact not in evidence. Exactly. It sounds like the flange effect is playing a role here.
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Jun 17, 2020 14:02:47 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 14:02:47 GMT -5
It sounds like the flange effect is playing a role here. Like this?
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Jun 17, 2020 14:03:37 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 14:03:37 GMT -5
Only if English is your second or third language.
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Jun 17, 2020 14:09:01 GMT -5
Post by Village Idiot on Jun 17, 2020 14:09:01 GMT -5
It sounds like the flange effect is playing a role here. Like this? Exactly.
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Jun 17, 2020 14:49:58 GMT -5
Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 14:49:58 GMT -5
Only if English is your second or third language. Enlighten me, please.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:20:40 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 15:20:40 GMT -5
Only if English is your second or third language. Enlighten me, please. Have you been endarkened? Or enheavied? It's important that I know which before I endeavor to fix it.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:27:46 GMT -5
Post by coachdoc on Jun 17, 2020 15:27:46 GMT -5
It sounds like the flange effect is playing a role here. Like this? Like that.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:29:14 GMT -5
Post by coachdoc on Jun 17, 2020 15:29:14 GMT -5
That has to be it. Bruce and I agree on something. Sorta.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:48:38 GMT -5
Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 15:48:38 GMT -5
Have you been endarkened? Or enheavied? It's important that I know which before I endeavor to fix it. I guess I'm just a dumb-assed hick who doesn't understand English. However unless you can prove the answer isn't 1 you'll hear from my lawyer.
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Jun 17, 2020 15:51:08 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 15:51:08 GMT -5
The question wasn't how many s's are in "sentence".
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Jun 17, 2020 15:59:26 GMT -5
Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 15:59:26 GMT -5
The question wasn't how many s's are in "sentence". It was how many capital S's are in "this sentence" and the answer is 1. Do you want to go to trial?
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Jun 17, 2020 16:15:13 GMT -5
Post by millring on Jun 17, 2020 16:15:13 GMT -5
Wait. Now I'm really confused. I guess I'm the one who doesn't get it (which was the point of starting this thread). But even the internet explanation for the riddle didn't say anything about capital letters. Now you're saying it's 1 because "sentence" has one capital "S"? Where is it?
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Post by brucemacneill on Jun 17, 2020 16:21:43 GMT -5
Wait. Now I'm really confused. I guess I'm the one who doesn't get it (which was the point of starting this thread). But even the internet explanation for the riddle didn't say anything about capital letters. Now you're saying it's 1 because "sentence" has one capital "S"? Where is it? "Now how many "S" are in this sentence?" It's in the middle of the f'n sentence.
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