ONT Re: Inquiry Into Inquiry
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Howard Pattee wrote (HP):
Stan Salthe wrote (SS):
Jon Awbrey wrote (JA):
SS: The -ism is a handy shortcut to referring to whole books.
There just ain't time for it.
JA: What my store of knowledge on the-isms tells me is that any ism worth its
salt probably reflects some interesting and useful facet of what is, but
by no means exhausts the core solidity of what is and stays in question.
HP asks Jon: By your statement, aren't all words and symbols ism-isms?
Can you tell me what you mean by this?
I believe this verballistic witticism
is taking a dismal turn for the verse.
I don't know if I can keep up the axe.
Jon Awbrey
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