Yeah, I see what you mean, too, Peter, & therefore wish for that term.
I just really wish for more active verbs in such situations, rather
than that 'is.'
Doug
On 10-Oct-07, at 4:14 PM, Peter Cudmore wrote:
> I see what you mean, Doug, but you wouldn't want to start three
> consecutive
> lines with 'not' -- that would tend to undermine the vibe, I think,
> and not
> helpfully. The ideal solution might be a single Chinese character for
> 'is
> not the', if only we had one in English.
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