Kim,
On 23 May 2014, at 10:02, Kim Jones wrote:
On 22 May 2014, at 11:57 pm, Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote:
Can you at least confirm that you pretend to have a refutation of
comp
The word 'pretend' here is a "false friend". Bruno is assuming that
this word works the same in English as in French. It doesn't.
I know Kim. You gently told me this already. It is very kind to remind
me about this, but I am afraid that I might still forget. I have to
force my motor hands neural pathway to unlearn the bad habit.
He means only modestly "Can you at least confirm that you CLAIM to
have a refutation of comp?"
Yes, that was what I meant.
From fr. <<pretender>> = eng. "to claim"
....I only mention this to clarify that Bruno is not breaking out in
some snide sarcastic comment which would be totally atypical of him.
Thanks.
In English "to pretend" means "to make a bullshit claim"
Claim, claim, claim, ... I must remember. Sometimes you have the
knowledge, but not really the procedural knowledge. We can know
things, and still not act accordingly.
Best,
Bruno
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/
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