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Re: Am I stupid? [message #25764 is a reply to message #25702]

Wed, 11 July 2001 15:04

James Kuyper
Messages: 425
Registered: March 2000

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Paul van Delst wrote:
>
> James Kuyper wrote:
...
>> It would know that TIME cannot be an abbreviated keyword, because it's
>> too short to be unique. Therefore, it must be the full keyword.
>
> If I understand you (and Jaco) correctly, what you're saying is:
>
> The abbreviated keyword is too short to be unique, therefore it is.

Incorrect. The correct wording would be:

The keyword is too short to be a unique abbreviation, therefore it isn't
an abbreviation.

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		Am I stupid? By: colinr on Tue, 10 July 2001 06:29
		Re: Am I stupid? By: david[2] on Thu, 12 July 2001 10:56
		Re: Am I stupid? By: david[2] on Thu, 12 July 2001 10:49
		Re: Am I stupid? By: Paul van Delst on Thu, 12 July 2001 08:01
		Re: Am I stupid? By: R.Bauer on Wed, 18 July 2001 23:47
		Re: Am I stupid? By: Martin Schultz on Tue, 24 July 2001 02:25
		Re: Am I stupid? By: colinr on Wed, 08 August 2001 04:12
		Re: Am I stupid? By: colinr on Thu, 12 July 2001 00:23
		Re: Am I stupid? By: Craig Markwardt on Wed, 11 July 2001 22:06
		Re: Am I stupid? By: m.hadfield on Wed, 11 July 2001 19:20
		Re: Am I stupid? By: david[2] on Wed, 11 July 2001 15:48
		Re: Am I stupid? By: James Kuyper on Wed, 11 July 2001 15:04
		Re: Am I stupid? By: William Clodius on Wed, 11 July 2001 15:23
		Re: Am I stupid? By: William Clodius on Wed, 11 July 2001 15:14
		Re: Am I stupid? By: gorkom on Wed, 11 July 2001 14:04
		Re: Am I stupid? By: Paul van Delst on Tue, 24 July 2001 05:52

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