On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:02:55 -0500, Silvan
wrote:

trivial but significant

Interesting use of language.


alignment problem with the left wing of my table saw.

OK.

I was attempting to
gauge how far out of whack it is by comparing two levels.

Why? It was an alignment problem, not a level problem.

I realize that you are a linguist, rather than a logician, but does
the concept of "category error" have any resonance at all?

You are using a verb to solve a noun problem.


watson - who likes to solve noun problems with nouns.



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