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I have no intention of displaying, sir, any of my correlations, significant or otherwise, to anyone who employs 'I'm a scientist by training' in discussion. I rest on my unsubstantiated assertions. david bircumshaw ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Howard <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:01 PM Subject: Re: cant is all bunk isn't it? > On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, david.bircumshaw wrote... > > > You can always tell when people have been using > >rhyming dictionaries, or other aides, there's a blank, null texture to the > >result, > [snip] > > Well, I'm a scientist by training. So if you can show me a significant > correlation between blank, null texture and the verified use of a > rhyming dictionary or thesaurus, then I'll take it as evidence. > > Otherwise, you're just making an unsubstantiated assertion. > > And I'm denying it. The ball's in your court, I think! > > Regards, > -- > Peter > > http://www.hphoward.demon.co.uk/poetry/ >