~>>  EC> That was established some time back.  She did not say
~>>  EC> "some" and she did not say "all." 
You imported the "all."
 EC>
~>>  I *TOLD* you that her comment had to be true for *ALL* or it was
~>>  not true.

 EC> And I told you that you were wrong.  But I went further

 Of course, you are the one who is wrong.

 EC> than you were able to do, by explaining that she did not
 EC> necessarily make a categorical statement about ALL DVDs and

 Irrelevant since recordable DVDs are the only ones that apply to
 a discussion of recording DVDs.

 ...

~>> ~>>  For a negative to be true in such a case it must be true for all
~>> ~>>  elements of the set.

~>>  EC> If it is made about "all elements of the set."  You are

 ...

 ~>>  Your ignorance of sets is pathetic.

 EC> Yours, on the other hand, is widespread and indeed
 EC> omnipresent.  Did you ASK HER if she meant "all elements of
 EC> the set?"  Did you ASK HER if she included DVD-RWs as a
 EC> "subset" of DVDs, or whether she considered DVDs to be what
 EC> MOST people call DVDs?

 Again, your ignorance of sets is pathetic.

 And, since the topic was a DVD recorder for recording TV
 programs, and whether or not they can be erased and recorded
 over, the only DVDs relevant are DVD-RWs.

 EC> For DVDs, strictly defined, she was
 EC> entirely correct.  For all things that have the letter DVD
 EC> somewhere in them, she was mostly correct.  Most of them
 EC> cannot be erased.  Either way, your quibble and your
 EC> desperate defense of it is hilarious.

 Your desperate defense of Mimi's low-life attack on Ross would
 be hilarious, if it wasn't so nauseating.

 This is the critical part of the original exchange, with Mimi's
 disgusting attack starting it off.

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 MG>> and you're on welfare but have managed to acquire a dvd recorder.
 EH> Maybe
 MG>> they're very cheap in WI, yeah, that must be it.

 ...

 EH>> Why anyone would want a DVD recorder for their TV is a mystery.

 Maybe to record a TV program. As I did earlier this evening, an
 episode of law and order.

 MG> A good and valid point. Unlike video tape you can't erase
 MG> or record over a dvd. Why *WOULD* someone want one?

 Ah, Mimi the ignorant one. Ever hear of a rewritable DVD? I have
 one sitting in front of me right now. Should I take a picture
 and email it to you?

 My goodness, I just took a look at the directory, it's full of
 videos. Dang! How did that happen?

 Oh, and consider that no store around here sells VCRs anymore.
 You can buy a combo VCR/DVD but they are expensive. A lot more
 than $50.

 So, if you intend to record videos in the future, you better
 plan on buying a DVD recorder. Or go for Blue Ray, which is
 several times as expensive.

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~>>  EC> have been trumpeting for so long as her making an mistake
~>>  EC> may have simply been the two of you using a different
~>>  EC> vocabulary.

~>>  It might have been to the twisted or the simple minded.

 EC> That would be you doing the simple-minded twisting.

 As posted above in the original material, my commentary has been
 honest and on target. You are trying to twist the simple truth
 into a massive lie.

 ...

 EC> Go to a store.  Buy a movie on DVD.  Take it home.  Try to
 EC> erase it. That's what most people consider to be a DVD.

 If that is what you think Mimi was talking about, you are
 expressing your contempt for her. So, you think she is truly
 stupid. I have to give you that one.



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