torsdag 8. mars 2007, 18:39, skrev RalfGesellensetter: > 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
Thanks Ralf for these nice clarifications. Friendly Gjermund
