[X4U] Consumer Reports-Word use

[keith_w]

Neil wrote:
> on 9/9/05 3:20 PM, keith_w wrote:
> 
> 
>>Okay, I can see the amgiguity built into the way the sentence is
>>constructed.
>>The words "Linux has great security, but not MS Office," seems to imply
>>that MS Office doesen't offer great security...
>>Instead, according to you, he was saying LInux doesn't have access to MS
>>Office, while the Mac does have access to it...
>>
>>Okay. Sometimes one feels like a world class pedant, but English is
>>capable of so many permuatations, if you really want to be understood
>>without any possible ambiguity, you have to sometimes add words and
>>phrases that makes it sound awkward!


> Right, sorry about that.  I didn't realize the ambiguity until you asked the
> question.  Randy knew what I meant, even though I wasn't clear (and perhaps
> not 100% accurate either). 

We know what you meant now, so no problem!

keith