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Re: "liquid water, lots of of it,"

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T Guy <tim.bateman@redbridge.gov.uk> wrote in
news:6e964b31-340a-44ca-b248-0703c0462552@googlegroups.com: 

> On Monday, 4 July 2016 05:54:08 UTC+1, Thomas Heger  wrote:
>> Am 01.07.2016 20:50, schrieb The Starmaker:
>> > https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/201
>> > 6/07/01/t 
> he-rocks-on-mars-suggest-it-used-to-look-like-earth-what-happened
> / 
>> >
>> 
>> >
>> > Don't these 'science guys' know how to say
>> >
>> > water, without adding the word liquid to it????
>> 
>> 
>> 'Liquid water' is one of three forms of water: ice, liquid and
>> vapour. 
> 
> I am minded to ask if there's any particular reason that the
> three states are referred to inconsistently, i. e. water vapour,
> liquid water and water ice. Why not 'water liquid'? 
> 
> I then realised that the Scientists all met at the Council of
> Nicea and decided on this in order to annoy the Starmaker, which
> is what their raison d'etre is. According to the Starmaker... 

That actually seems like a pretty good reason to me.

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Terry Austin

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"liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-01 11:50 -0700
  Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-01 16:38 -0700
    Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-02 21:31 -0700
      Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-02 21:40 -0700
        Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-03 13:24 -0700
  Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-07-04 06:53 +0200
    Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," T Guy <tim.bateman@redbridge.gov.uk> - 2016-07-05 09:42 -0700
      Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 14:46 -0700
        Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," T Guy <tim.bateman@redbridge.gov.uk> - 2016-07-06 13:45 -0700
          Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-07-06 18:32 -0700
      Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-07-05 22:31 -0600
      Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-07-06 05:27 -0700
    Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-11 23:55 -0700
      Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-07-12 02:11 -0700
        Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-07-12 10:56 +0000
          Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-07-12 12:42 -0700
            Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-07-13 04:47 -0700
              Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-07-13 18:53 -0700
  Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," Hägar <hsahm@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-16 09:45 -0700
    Re: "liquid water, lots of of it," The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-07-16 12:39 -0700

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