RE: [asa] Conundrum

" and the sentence also flipped from being "false" to "true" in the midst of evaluation."

I mean the sentence changed from false (in the midst of evaluation) to being true (after evaluation was complete).

Summary: Three errors, and the statement is true.

Actually- the real answer needs more clarification- this is a good example of conflation- conflating logical errors as equal with syntax errors. ... they are all just 'errors,' right? (Wrong.) If you asked how many syntax errors there were, versus how many logical errors, the answer is easy. Two syntax errors, 1 logical error.

...Bernie

-----Original Message-----
From: Dehler, Bernie
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 12:07 PM
Cc: ASA
Subject: RE: [asa] Conundrum

Error 1: 'ar' should be 'are'
Error 2: 'threee' should be 'three'

That makes 2 errors. The sentence says there are three errors, which makes that an error, so now there are three errors.

So there are three errors, and the sentence also flipped from being "false" to "true" in the midst of evaluation.

Correct?

...Bernie

-----Original Message-----
From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of John Walley
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:45 AM
To: Dick Fischer; Don Nield
Cc: ASA
Subject: Re: [asa] Conundrum

I would say there is only one error. The third e is just in the wrong place.

John

--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Don Nield <d.nield@auckland.ac.nz> wrote:

> From: Don Nield <d.nield@auckland.ac.nz>
> Subject: Re: [asa] Conundrum
> To: "Dick Fischer" <dickfischer@verizon.net>
> Cc: "ASA" <asa@calvin.edu>
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 12:51 AM
> It depends on how one defines an error, but I would has that
> there are just two spelling errors and the count could be a
> further error, or allowing for self reference might not be
> an error!
> Don
>
>
> Dick Fischer wrote:
> > How many mistakes can you find in the following
> sentence:
> >
> > "There ar threee errors."
> > Dick Fischer, GPA president
> > Genesis Proclaimed Association
> > "Finding Harmony in Bible, Science and
> History"
> > www.genesisproclaimed.org
> >
> >
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