- From: Leonid Ototsky <leo@mgn.ru>
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 19:41:24 +0600
- To: "John F. Sowa" <sowa@bestweb.net>
- CC: ONTAC-WG General Discussion <ontac-forum@colab.cim3.net>, semantic-web@w3.org
John, Great ! It expressed in the Pragmatism as each person has his own Umwelt. And it is not easy to find a "common understanding" . See the "mid-range" part of my paper - http://ototsky.mgn.ru/it/21abreast.htm Leonid - http://ototsky.mgn.ru/it Вы писали 29 мая 2006 г., 17:47:21: > Folks, > There is certainly room for disagreement on many issues, > but let's focus the disagreement on the issues themselves > and not make derogatory statements about anybody's character. > Re criticisms of mode of expression: > There are two fundamental points about criticism: > 1. Any educated reader who says that a statement is unclear is > almost always right: if they found it unclear, it's unclear. > 2. But anyone who tries to clarify someone else's unclear > statement is almost always wrong: if they found it unclear, > they're unlikely to find the intended meaning in it. > Therefore, please accept any criticisms about something being > unclear by rephrasing the statement in a different way. But > don't get angry over grammar. > John Sowa -- С уважением, Leonid mailto:leo@mgn.ru
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