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Originally Posted by dalem
Word of advice, Bulgy:
Don't shave too fine a point on someone's comments just to try make an extra paragraph - you often end up cutting yourself that way.
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I'm still intact, Daley.
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Originally Posted by dalem
Snipe already acknowledged the lack of complete freedom by his use of the modifier "relatively". Jumping on and modifiying his modifier (can one even have relative relativity?) is just gas-bagging and misses his point. The bottom line is that America enjoys more freedoms than any other civilzation arguably ever has.
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Well, this is a very minor point so I'm not going to follow it up.
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Originally Posted by dalem
I'd say that's pretty free even though I'm not allowed to pogo stick naked through the Mall of America.
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That might not be because its against the law. What kind of shape are you in? I bet Bruce Lee could pogo stick naked through the Mall of America.
Yes, I realized his modifier. That is why I acknowledged that we have it good in the U.S.
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Language is more than an exercise - it's a tool for the communication of ideas.
-dale
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Yes, but here its often a blunt object for conveying ideas, more of a ramming device.