
Originally Posted by
rhodey
Which is why I use other definitionswhen I feel those that are presented dont get the job done.
What other definitions do you use? I will be very surprised if they are not equally vague.

Originally Posted by
rhodey
Perhaps. Do you think being white and what goes with being white is vague to all white people, even the most powerful white people?
I think the concept of white person is vague for everyone who uses it -- no matter how they choose to define it.

Originally Posted by
rhodey
1. A clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid, H2O, essential for most plant and animal life and the most widely used of all solvents. Freezing point 0°C (32°F); boiling point 100°C (212°F); specific gravity (4°C) 1.0000; weight per gallon (15°C) 8.338 pounds (3.782 kilograms).
Not vague to me, but to each his own.
Thankyou for your responses Monny.
The definition you give of water is vague. Does the stuff that comes out of your taps meet the definition you gave? What about the stuff in swimming pools? In the sea? The steam that comes off a pan of boiling water? What about the stuff in a cup of tea? What about the stuff in your local reservoir? What if it had been contaminated with tea so that it had exactly the same chemical composition as a cup of tea? I suspect the honest answer -- to take rhetorical ploy you seem to favour -- is: it depends. Though the "dishonest" answer will commit you to amusing behaviour in restaurants.
since feeling is first
who pays any attention
to the syntax of things
will never wholly kiss you
-e.e.cummings
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