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John Jones

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Jul 4, 2009, 11:15:26 PM7/4/09
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Rational discourse becomes redundant in description-only discourse.

Woody

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Jul 5, 2009, 1:12:19 AM7/5/09
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"John Jones" <jonesc...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Rational discourse becomes redundant in description-only discourse.

If you mean when you _define_ "discourse" as necessarily being rational,
then yes. But isn't rhetoric a type of discourse that isn't necessarily
rational?

Woody
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ZerkonXXXX

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Jul 5, 2009, 12:05:34 PM7/5/09
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On Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:15:26 +0100, John Jones wrote:

> Rational discourse becomes redundant in description-only discourse.

Discourse:

1. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest
and intelligent discourse.
2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a
dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc.
3. Linguistics. any unit of connected speech or writing longer than
a sentence.


Ok, check... but, oh oh...

–verb (used with object)
6. to utter or give forth (musical sounds).

Synonyms:
1. discussion, colloquy, dialogue, chat, parley.

shaky...

Tegiri Nenashi

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Jul 6, 2009, 5:32:30 PM7/6/09
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On Jul 4, 7:15 pm, John Jones <jonescard...@btinternet.com> wrote:
> Rational discourse becomes redundant in description-only discourse.

What a philosophic intercourse.

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