jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoDoes “and” really mean “and”? Not always, the Supreme Court rules.www.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down15
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkDoes “and” really mean “and”? Not always, the Supreme Court rules.www.motherjones.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoMakes Clinton questioning the meaning of the word “is” seem a bit quaint
minus-squaregramathy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoTo be fair to Clinton he was clarifying on the timeframe intended by the statement because tense matters, e.g. “is, but at the time in question or is, as of right now” because English can definitely be ambiguous sometimes
minus-squarebaldingpudenda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 months agoBill was a lawyer, he out-lawyered the lawyers and they got mad about it.
Makes Clinton questioning the meaning of the word “is” seem a bit quaint
To be fair to Clinton he was clarifying on the timeframe intended by the statement because tense matters, e.g. “is, but at the time in question or is, as of right now” because English can definitely be ambiguous sometimes
Bill was a lawyer, he out-lawyered the lawyers and they got mad about it.