On 4 Jul 2008, at 09:46, Bob Wood wrote: > 2008/7/4 Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Bruce Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> On 3 Jul 2008, at 12:21, Adrian Stott wrote: > >>>>> Having rung in advance, Gloucester Lock was ready to >>>>> lift us up into the docks > >>>> I bet that isn't what you meant to say. > >>> Because? Sounds right to me. > >> Because what it says is that (someone at) Gloucester Lock somehow >> detected the approaching boat and phoned it. I suspect what actually >> happened is that someone on the boat phoned Gloucester Lock. > > You are a model to us all.
Most, if not all, humans have the ability to divine the correct meaning from the context without giving it a second thought. Such deep analysis and pedantry is reminiscent of more mechanistic thought processes. You've failed a Turing Test. Adrian Stott - you're fired.... Reboot and try again. ;-) -- Andy Greener n.b. Whisper Pangbourne, UK http://www.nb-whisper.com "Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid"
