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On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, John Cowan wrote: > Invent Yourself scripsit: > > > "There are one or more doctors that I need", eh? And why is this wrong? > > It's safe to assert that doctors exist, isn't it? And the one or more can > > apply to all/any of the doctors, yes? > > Sort of. Normally, needing a doctor is taken to mean that any doctor > will satisfy you, which is much stronger than saying "there exists a doctor > that I need" (neglecting the issue of number here). The latter is true e.g. > if Dr. Jones is fine but Dr. Brown will not do. > > So instead we make it "I need that someone doctors me". But lo mikce can refer just as easily to every/all doctors, yes? The only stricture is that there be at least one that will serve. -- // if (!terrorist) // ignore (); // else collect_data ();