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Reality is often more complex than our document structures can easily capture. Most of the solutions to this issue simply make the text structures more complex without making the meaning any more c...

posted 7y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:49:48Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:49:48Z (about 5 years ago)
Reality is often more complex than our document structures can easily capture. Most of the solutions to this issue simply make the text structures more complex without making the meaning any more clear.

Practical clarity should rule over scrupulous correctness. There is no real risk of confusion of incorrect action in this case, so leaving it as it is is probably the best option.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-04-26T23:03:09Z (over 7 years ago)
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