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Re: Ear rationalism
While tirelessly exposing the depradations of irrationalism, the TML daily
risks drawing attention away from an even more pernicious disorder, "ear
rationalism". Unlike irrationalism, ear rationalism sounds perfectly
rational to the naked ear. Put under the microscope, however, "ear
rationalism" is revealed as a shabby concoction of puns and plays on words.
There is only one way to combat ear rationalism. That is to insist that each
and every word have one and only one meaning under all circumstances and to
irradicate all homophones from the language. The irradication of ear
rationalism will lead inevitably to the ear radication of irrationalism.
Regards,
Tom Walker
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