Dario Greggio wrote:
>> Dario, No! <:-O  There's enough ambiguity here as it is! :)
>
> :))
> Ok.
> Seriously, I was wondering if it is just common English colloquial that
> "for a limited... of..." - something like "for the records" and such...
> or if it really something peculiar from Russell...

I'm not sure why Russell does that, but it bothers me sometimes, for two 
reasons:

1. He can say what he says, in a lot fewer words, and using much simpler 
English.

2. Often times, he resorts to complex allegories, which makes it impossible 
to respond to his posts in a meaningful way -- it's not clear who or what 
these allegories represent. "What I *really* meant by the 850-pound gorilla 
was..."

There is no doubt that Russell is a highly intelligent and a very erudite 
person, has a lot of great ideas to share on a multitude of topics, but IMO 
the two issues above make his posts less enjoyable to read.

Vitaliy 

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