At 06:40 PM 7/23/2005, Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
Once I've cited the source, I can replace the
sentence in the article
that says "the world is round" with the sentence "The U. S. Naval
Oceanographic Office states that for many navigational purposes the
earth is assumed to be a sphere, without intolerable error." Problem
solved.
Of course, now you have replaced a four-word sentence that a child
could understand by a 22-word monster that makes tears come to my
eyes. Double negative included. And someone who's not from the USA
might wonder why the US Navy gets to decide what the shape of the Earth is.
But I agree with your point.
Chl