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In article >,
Big Bill > wrote: >On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600, >(Matthew Russotto) wrote: > >>In article >, >>Big Bill > wrote: >>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600, >>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote: >>>>In article >, >>>>Big Bill > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident". >>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type. >>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless. >>>> >>>>From Merriam-Webster online >>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance" >>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE" >>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from >>>> carelessness or ignorance" >>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event >>>> especially when injurious" >>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is >>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the >>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought" >>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or >>>> circumstance" >>>> >>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b, >>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily >>>>at fault) >>> >>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes. >> >>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")? >>Describes nearly all of them. > >You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you >snipped it: CHANCE. >Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes. The colon separates two definitions of the same sense. A situation does not need to fit both definitions to fit the sense. -- There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. |
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On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:59:17 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote: >In article >, >Big Bill > wrote: >>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600, >>(Matthew Russotto) wrote: >> >>>In article >, >>>Big Bill > wrote: >>>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600, >>>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote: >>>>>In article >, >>>>>Big Bill > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident". >>>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type. >>>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless. >>>>> >>>>>From Merriam-Webster online >>>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance" >>>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE" >>>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from >>>>> carelessness or ignorance" >>>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event >>>>> especially when injurious" >>>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is >>>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the >>>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought" >>>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or >>>>> circumstance" >>>>> >>>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b, >>>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily >>>>>at fault) >>>> >>>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes. >>> >>>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")? >>>Describes nearly all of them. >> >>You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you >>snipped it: CHANCE. >>Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes. > >The colon separates two definitions of the same sense. A situation >does not need to fit both definitions to fit the sense. I'd buy that a lot better if that were a semi-colon. -- Bill Funk Change "g" to "a" |
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In article >,
Big Bill > wrote: >On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:59:17 -0600, >(Matthew Russotto) wrote: > >>In article >, >>Big Bill > wrote: >>>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600, >>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote: >>> >>>>In article >, >>>>Big Bill > wrote: >>>>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600, >>>>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote: >>>>>>In article >, >>>>>>Big Bill > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident". >>>>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type. >>>>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless. >>>>>> >>>>>>From Merriam-Webster online >>>>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance" >>>>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE" >>>>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from >>>>>> carelessness or ignorance" >>>>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event >>>>>> especially when injurious" >>>>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is >>>>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the >>>>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought" >>>>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or >>>>>> circumstance" >>>>>> >>>>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b, >>>>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily >>>>>>at fault) >>>>> >>>>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes. >>>> >>>>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")? >>>>Describes nearly all of them. >>> >>>You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you >>>snipped it: CHANCE. >>>Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes. >> >>The colon separates two definitions of the same sense. A situation >>does not need to fit both definitions to fit the sense. > >I'd buy that a lot better if that were a semi-colon. Buy or buy not, it's Merriam-Websters specific symbology, you can look it up on their site. -- There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. |
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