Re: Perceived dates
- From: docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 4 Aug 2005 14:50:15 -0400
In article <dctmu2$1bns$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Chuck Stevens <charles.stevens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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><docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:dctkcb$5fh$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> >What time did Armstrong first step on the moon?
>>
>> When his boot first touched the lunar soil... see how easy?
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>Actually I would have said the moment his *other* boot first touched the
>lunar soil.
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>Had the question been either "What time did Armstrong first step onto the
>moon?" or "What time did Armstrong first set foot on the moon?", I might
>more readily agree with your answer! ;-)
Mr Stevens, I am unsure of what bearing this '*other*' boot has on the
differentiation you make; using http://www.m-w.com for step(verb) gives me
'3 : to press down with the foot' and unless his first boot ceased all
downward motion after contacting the soil this seems to apply.
DD
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