In a message dated 4/6/2009 9:55:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Jlsperanza writes: In a message dated 4/6/2009 6:33:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rpaul@xxxxxxxx writes: There was a required format: Black, on first mention, was to be referred to as Professor Black; from then on he was to be referred to as Mr. Black. ---- There _is_ logic to it. But cfr. the next: >Students, on first mention, were to be referred to as Mr. (Miss, >Mrs.) Watson (e.g.) and thereafter in this case simply as Watson. So -- remember that seminar where there was this student called "Black". I keep the notes: And then Professor Black objected, "The proposition is not a logical form". Mr. Black offered a different hypothesis, "The logical form is in the _atom_". "Bullshit," said Mr. Black. Black was confused." JLS **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621488x1201450096/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooterNO62) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html