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From: Waclaw Kusnierczyk <Waclaw.Marcin.Kusnierczyk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:20:37 +0200
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Ingvar Johansson wrote:
> Wacek Kusnierczyk schrieb:
>> Ed Barkmeyer wrote:
>>   
>>> First rule: when discoursing with logicians remember that "all"
>>> and "always" are reserved words.  ;-)  In logic, "not 100%" is 
>>> the *opposite* of "all".  A single counterexample is a disproof.
>>>   
>>>     
>> Second rule: 'opposite' is a bit vague, avoid using it unless you're its 
>> meaning is clear.
>> 'opposite to all' might mean:
>> - not all (a contradiction)
>> - none (a contrary)
>>   
> 
> I would say: use it, but use John Sowa's 'adjectivisation rule', too. 
> Then you can speak fluently of 'contradictory opposites' and 'contrary 
> opposites'.    (01)

sure.  if the adjectives have a more precise (or established) meaning.    (02)

vQ    (03)

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