In a message dated 7/7/2009 10:16:20 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pastone@xxxxxxxxx writes: H2O is dihydrogen monoxide -- i.e. water. 0K. So you said it: We should call it 'dihydrogen monoxide'. King Alfred couldn't -- but we _can_. And this kills the odious ambiguity of skating on the pond. ---- Strawson loved the example, "The ice is thin" as a _warning_, not an assertion. I never understood him, the relentless literalist in me. Cheers, JL Speranza Buenos Aires, Argentina. **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585089x1201462806/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul yExcfooterNO62) ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html