In article , Bart Goddard says...
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>Matthew Johnson wrote:
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>>>So you keep citing something pertaining to the reign of Julius
>>>Ceasar, while I, very clearly, said "BEFORE Julius Ceasar."
>>>Typical, but then you've never shown yourself to be exactly
>>>a master of English.
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>> So says the man who cannot READ.
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>Reading involves not just parroting, but also comprehension.

And 'comprehension' is exactly what you do NOT show, Bart.

>E.g.:
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>> Don't you know what "Late Republic" means?
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>Don't you know "before" means?

Of course I do. You are just trying to distract from yoru own illogical claims.

>  If someone tells you
>that they'll arrive "before 6:00" do you take that
>to mean that they're saying "at 5:00".

Your example misses the point. YOU claimed that the Roman Army required ALL its
soldiers to be citizens, and that during the Late Republic (Marius) and even
early Empire (Julius Caesar). I gave you the citations that proved that all
these claims are wrong. You then tried to hedge and hem-and-haw.

Admit it, Bart, you are just plain wrong, and even very wrong. But your most
severe error has nothing to do with the Roman Army, but everything to do with
your attempt to hide your own error.


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