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Old 08-21-2007, 10:29 AM   #23481
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The lady speaks the truth.
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Old 08-21-2007, 10:36 AM   #23482
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And that's why the lady is a tramp.
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Old 08-21-2007, 11:47 AM   #23483
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No. The word "must" does not imply another possibility. It will happen. And I will be responsible for its death.
Thread "must" die in the same way that universe "must" suffer heat death (according to current theories of physics)

Must in no way sets a timetable.
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And that's why the lady is a tramp.
You're a cute dog that eats spaghetti and meatballs? I'm confused.
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Old 08-21-2007, 12:20 PM   #23485
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Heh, until I was about 19, I thought the whole meatball thing in Lady and the Tramp wsa the most romantic thing ever and even once made meatballs and spaghetti for a girl I was interested in in case the conincience reoccurred....
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Our house, in the middle of our street?
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Old 08-21-2007, 01:10 PM   #23489
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Yes, but "must" is just another way of saying "ought to", which implies the prescriptive rather than the descriptive. In other words, it is an opinion, not a fact. Sorry.


Or in some cases, it can even be a way of saying "might". As in "But surely, the Thread must die?".


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Old 08-21-2007, 01:17 PM   #23490
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No.
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DIE, THREAD™!
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No.
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DIE, THREAD™!
Since this is a command, it is also prescriptive rather than descriptive. Hence, it cannot have a truth value.
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Old 08-21-2007, 01:35 PM   #23494
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Die, Thread is an anagram of Death Ride

Die, Thread TM is an anagram of Timed dearth

rile SSH hoot is an anagram of HSS Tool Hire
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That's all very well and good, but it still doesn't give it a truth value.
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There is no truth. There is only fiction.
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I'll keep that in mind.
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Old 08-21-2007, 02:28 PM   #23498
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I'm writing a musical, it's called Francie the Bionic Lesbian.

Collaborators are welcome.
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If you're after music, I'd like to see the proposed lyrics and story .
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It's a work in progress.
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