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To: one_less who wrote (60053)	9/26/2002 7:41:46 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

That depends what you mean by understanding. If by understanding you mean "Whatever a person believes" then that is understanding. That is not the way I define the word understanding. A mad man babbling backwards nursery rhymes, under your definition, would "understand" what he was saying. I'm not sure I agree with that kind of definition. I like these two meanings of understand:1.To perceive and comprehend the nature and significance of; grasp. See Synonyms at apprehend. 2. To know thoroughly by close contact or long experience Being plain flat out wrong about something indicates a personal lack of understanding, as I understand the word "understand".

To: one_less who wrote (60053)	9/26/2002 8:14:13 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

Then you are thinking that the "understanding" that a rabbit is an ungulate is an understanding? It's all a matter of definitions, and which definitions you accept. A truck in America is a thing that goes on the highways, but in England is a thing that goes on rails. So if I said "I saw a truck on the road outside our house" an American would think nothing of it, but an Englishman would think I was nuts. Maybe they are simply using a different definition fo unglate. Which is their right! <g>