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Millard J Melnyk

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In: What is the semantic difference between "exists" vs "is somewhere now"?  — view comment
I'm aware of two fundamental domains: actuality (whatever is really going on) and narrative. The two are distinct because actuality is not referential...
December 30, 2021 at 23:24
In: What is the semantic difference between "not" vs "other than" and/or "is not" vs "is other than"?  — view comment
LMAO I knew I shouldn't have tried. Always sucked at word puzzles. And math. XD
December 30, 2021 at 08:15
In: What is the semantic difference between "not" vs "other than" and/or "is not" vs "is other than"?  — view comment
lol, got me. I managed to cross wires between mathematical negation and what we're talking about here. My bad.
December 30, 2021 at 08:14
In: What is the semantic difference between "not" vs "other than" and/or "is not" vs "is other than"?  — view comment
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December 30, 2021 at 08:12
In: What is the semantic difference between "not" vs "other than" and/or "is not" vs "is other than"?  — view comment
I see the sense in that. Only thing, there is a big difference in that opposing necessarily requires two distinct and identifiable entities/ideas that...
December 30, 2021 at 02:45
In: What is the semantic difference between "not" vs "other than" and/or "is not" vs "is other than"?  — view comment
Yes, that jives with what I've come up with so far. As to , I wouldn't say that the sense is unclear. It's awkward English, but if a non-native speake...
December 29, 2021 at 20:24
In: What is the semantic difference between "not" vs "other than" and/or "is not" vs "is other than"?  — view comment
My interest is in how these things play out discursively in social interactions of all kinds. Discussions tend to go circular when people are vested i...
December 29, 2021 at 20:24
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