Steven Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> writes: > No insult intended, but, nonsense. It is *easy* to be vague. We have > no trouble being vague. "Thing." "Stuff." "Kind of." "Tends > toward." "Sort of." The challenge lies in precision. We do not have > to make changes in English because the language is crying out for ways > in which we can be less precise. The argument that one requires dull > tools as well as sharp ones in the kitchen is not sufficient > explanation for why you took the edge off my chef's knife. You certainly need sharp knives to be available. But shall I come and put a razor edge on your butter knife? -- Mike Scott mike at plokta.com