[ANSTHRLD] Conflict checking device
Tim McDaniel
tmcd at panix.com
Sun Sep 8 11:08:49 PDT 2002
On Sat, 7 Sep 2002, doug bell <magnus77840 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Consistancy is the hobgoblin of little minds.
No, that's a misquotation. "A *foolish* consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and
divines.", Ralph Waldo Emerson. I interpret the rest of the quotation
as being about people who are afraid to say what they think if it's
changed from yesterday's opinion.
> Look at how this item has been registered.
I'd rather look at a standard dictionary and Laurel precedent. It's
convenient to have the same spelling, to make text searches easier
(and, if nothing else, to shut up LoAR proofreaders).
Daniel de Lincolia
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