Re: Turing Test Meaningless?

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4m55d8$d8n@news.ysu.edu>,
Adalbert Goertz <be404@yfn.ysu.edu> wrote:
> 

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>Nathan Mates wrote:
>> 2) e.e. cummings you're not. Learn to capitalize, write full sentences
>> that are complete thoughts, and don't indent lines
>> randomly. Left-justified lines of 70 columns (except for indenting the
>> first line of a _paragraph_ 3-5 spaces) are the norm.
>>
>>   Authority: Strunk & White, an excellent grammatical book available
>> at finer bookstores everywhere.
>
> This tone is disgusting, but nothing new from Mr.Mates.

"Disgusting"?  Hardly.  Somewhat curt, maybe.

If you don't have anything useful to add to a thread, then please
don't post to it.

I agree with what Nathan said in that post.
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David Empson
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