The Black Technologist Who Invented the First Internet Search Engine

Re:The Black Technologist Who Invented the First Internet Se... by danbruc on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:13PM (#13708284)

If you interpret »not paying it mention in any sphere« broadly enough as not talking about it and not doing anything against it, then yes, it would mean ignoring the issue.

My interpretation as a non-native English speaker focused on »mention« and so I did not interpret it as excluding any actions. But with you pointing this out and after having a second look I can see how »in any sphere« could make the point stronger than what I thought.

I the end I am neither in the position to judge what the correct interpretation of the phrase is, nor what statement treehau5 actually intended to make. I of course stand by my point, whether it is the same one treehau5 wanted to make or not.

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Re:The Black Technologist Who Invented the First Internet Se... by libertymcateer on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:23PM (#13708370)

I argue about words for a living, so I am always happy to hear competing interpretations.

However, here it is pretty clear to me, and likely why he deleted his post, that he meant "we should just ignore it." Which I don't think is a particularly defensible position.

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