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| From | D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written |
| Subject | Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American |
| Date | 2018-06-21 20:05 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <20180621d@crcomp.net> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <pge7l201uqn@news1.newsguy.com> <20180620a@crcomp.net> <pgeeia$uuq$1@dont-email.me> <20180620b@crcomp.net> <9259fb58-5778-4e08-b4c2-144c5fb6387c@googlegroups.com> |
Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 7:00:38 PM UTC-4, D B Davis wrote: <snip> >> Split o' the nit: rotate ≠ spin >> >> From my _Oxford Dictionary_: >> >> rotate >> move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre. >> >> spin >> turn or whirl round quickly. > > Let's NOT start that pointless debate again. > > Some people just can't get that there are multiple valid frames of reference. Your "frame of reference" nitsplit spin spin beats my Oxfordian pedantry like a drum. You elegantly put the idea into words. Excellent! ✍ Thank you, -- Don
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