Dear Gjermund, Am Donnerstag 08 März 2007 06:35 schrieb Gjermund Skogstad: > anecdote n ~ (about sb/sth) a short, interesting or amusing story > about a real person or event. > > (Oxford advanced learners dictionary, fifth edition.) > > Please don't put words in my mouth, I'm not amused by it! > > (No offense.)
Okay, sorry if your impression was that I ever considered that you took this anecdote for a scientifically approved fact. > > That said, I'm far to much of a nosy parker to not comment on your > lecture. > > :) ... With a grain of humour, this is my reply ;) IMHO it makes a big (categorical) difference if "order doesn't matter" (as for inner letters), or, on the other hand, there is a small tolerance towards slight permutations. From this stance of view, the "anecdote" suggests a false theory. Being spread all over the web, this "lie" gets the state of an urban myth, like the story of the "mickey mouse in a jumbo jet" or the "spider in a yucca tree". My criticism was never directed towards your person, but thought as a general act of enlightenment :) Friendly Ralf
