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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 21:28:35 -0400
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On 3/16/2016 8:47 PM, Stefan Ram wrote:
> =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk> writes:
>> On 3/16/2016 10:14 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>>> What is the meaning of »x has nothing to do with y«?
>> That they are distinct within their domain.
>
>    My dictionary says:
>
> have to do with
> 1. to be related to or connected with
> 2. to be associated with; deal with
>
>    . So, the negation would be »not related«.
>
>    »Distinct« is much weaker than »not related<<, since
>    nearly /all/ things that are related still are distict.

I think the terms may have slightly different meaning in general
English and in a usenet discussion about what is on topic and what
is not.

>> The Java language and the Java language are distinct from each
>> other.
>
>    So is the Java language of the JLS1 and of the JLS8.

I lost a "Script" in that sentence.

Arne