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Re: Use/Mention

At 05:39 PM 1/16/97 EST, you wrote:
>** Reply to note from auerbach@xxxxxxxx (David Auerbach) Sun, 12 Jan
97 09:48:06 -0500
>
>The use-mention distinction wormed its way into my brain, too. It
>passes through that space every once in a while. Changed the way I
>conceptualize programming, especially XPL (PV vs. GT, 3byte vs 5
>byte chars, SX vs SV, really a core concept). Not surprised that it
>stuck with others too... Often wonder how linguists approach it.
>
Hey David--whatever happened to my ages-ago philosophical posting to David
A. regarding the philosophic use/misuse of this distinction?

Regards,
Harry

Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx