Comments | mellanella: Math trumps Grammar!!!!!

mellanella

Math trumps Grammar!!!!!

Jan 04, 2006 21:50

Ok, so it's been awhile since a real update. I've got some valid excuses: Megan's wedding, New Year's, and then being plagued by a cold for the past couple of days. I feel marginally better, much thanks to tea, several good books, a rather comfortable couch, and a nice warm fire. Definitely no thanks to the lousy cold medicine we have. I'm ( Read more... )

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jnerd January 4 2006, 20:18:25 UTC

I'm inclined to say that the person who claims "most" wins over the one who claims "infinite". "Most" indicates a relative amount--more than anyone else. "Infinite," however, is an abstract comment that's patently untrue; if anyone had a truly infinite amount of anything, it would crowd out the rest of the universe (which I hear they keep working out measurements for, indicating that the universe itself is not infinite), unless the thing being measured/counted were also an abstraction.

The English/Math double major trumps all.

mellanella January 10 2006, 08:01:33 UTC

Yeah, we were talking about abstract things. I think we somewhat came to an understanding that we were talking about the same thing...

katrina2005 January 5 2006, 05:34:29 UTC

Most is only refers to having a larger indefinite number where as Infinite knows no end or existing beyond any actual now non existent boundary.

mellanella January 10 2006, 08:02:28 UTC

But you can't have anything larger than infinity...because by definition, there's always something bigger than the biggest thing you can come up with...

norumbegan January 5 2006, 07:08:43 UTC

I miss having arguments about things like infinity and gravity and physics. We need to hang out more.

mellanella January 10 2006, 08:03:02 UTC

We doooooooo! I can't wait until you come home. :-) Sounds like you had a lovely Christmas though - and thanks for the card!!

Oh, I know this one anonymous January 5 2006, 10:27:34 UTC

The doctor is the boy's MOTHER!!! I think that the "two" people are really split personalities expressing the same quantity in different ways. Most equals infinity when most = All, and infinite easily equals most. Done. Now go get better and don't make me come out of my cave again.
-Chip
(Plus, Ben is always right. Learn now.)

Re: Oh, I know this one mellanella January 10 2006, 08:03:58 UTC

Haha - thanks Chip.

By the way, sorry I haven't responded to your e-mail. I will, in due time. I'm just very lazy this vacation.

and the driving thing... anonymous January 5 2006, 10:48:15 UTC

You should be forced into the trunk with a blindfold and barfbag anytime the sky gets cloudy and someone else is driving. I'm going to make this my number one issue in the next election.

Re: and the driving thing... mellanella January 10 2006, 08:04:38 UTC

At least he wasn't driving with his hands off the wheel unlike some people I know.... ;-)

Re: and the driving thing... anonymous January 11 2006, 12:14:29 UTC

I only drive like that when it's time to dance.