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From: smryan@netcom.com (@#$%!?!)
Subject: Re: Noun Genders
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: one of the most entertaining aspects of their culture, having given us fine
: surrealistic tales like Achille who couldn't win over the Tortoise, or the
: Arrow that never could reach the mark because it had to reach an indefinite
: number of half-way-Marks first. Or Socrates who couldn't understand logically

As an aside, I would point out this problem went unsolved for over 1500
years. Until Newton and Leibnitz invented differential calculus. You have
to ask the questions before you can answer them.

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