Re: spoon-discuss: Proosals.

[Eric Gerlach <egerlach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:59 PM 2002-02-12 -0500, you wrote:
> An analogy would be when, while doing algebra, you
> state that x is equivalent to 3. If x was already defined to be 5, then you
> haven't just defined 3 to be equivalent to 5. You've redefined the value of
> x.

<nitpick source="Math Undergrad" reason="I've got the title and I'm gonna 
use it"> One can't _redefine_ things in algebra.  Once you say something is 
equal to something, it is.  There's no changing it, because then one of 
your statements is no longer true.  The analogy you're looking for is 
something closer to computer science.</nitpick>  However, the rhetorical 
analysis (minus the nitpick) holds methinks.

Bean