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One thought on that -- at the time, one denotation of "perfect" was also
"complete" or "mature". There are several instances in the King James
Version of The Bible, for example, where it can be rendered that way.
Perhaps Jefferson had such a nuance in mind.
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[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Keith Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:04 AM
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Subject: RE: The Edge of Greatness? (was "Errors")
Of course, the U.S. Founding Fathers weren't perfect in grammar either.
In the Preamble to the Constitution, we read:
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect
union..."
Perfect is perfect. It's as far as you can go. You can't have something
be more perfect, can you?
That phrase bothers me each time I read it. It's the kind of thing
editors ponder but no one else cares about...
Keith
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Behalf Of Gene Kim-Eng
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:35 AM
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Subject: Re: The Edge of Greatness? (was "Errors")
The motto as written is a play off the similar sounding (and punctuated)
phrase in the Declaration of Independence.
Gene Kim-Eng
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Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 6:34 AM
Subject: The Edge of Greatness? (was "Errors")
> Is an error an error if nobody else notices or cares?
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