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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Boris: [QB] From Merriam-Webster: [QUOTE] Main Entry: dis�cuss Pronunciation: di-'sk&s Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin discussus, past participle of discutere to disperse, from dis- apart + quatere to shake -- more at DIS-, QUASH Date: 14th century 1 obsolete : DISPEL 2 a : to investigate by reasoning or argument b : to present in detail for examination or consideration <discussed plans for the party> c : to talk about 3 obsolete : DECLARE - dis�cuss�able or dis�cuss�ible /-'sk&-s&-b&l/ adjective - dis�cuss�er noun synonyms DISCUSS, ARGUE, DEBATE mean to discourse about in order to reach conclusions or to convince. DISCUSS implies a sifting of possibilities especially by presenting considerations pro and con <discussed the need for a new highway>. ARGUE implies the offering of reasons or evidence in support of convictions already held <argued that the project would be too costly>. DEBATE suggests formal or public argument between opposing parties <debated the merits of the amendment>; it may also apply to deliberation with oneself <I'm debating whether I should go>. [/QUOTE]I'm not sure I see any of this here. What I see is a casual chat with endless nitpicking and circling around the main issue until nothing is resolved. Research, on the other hand, is careful and close study of something, regardless of whether it involves discussion or not. It can be done by one person or by several people working together and discussing their results. There's historical research, medical research, anthropological research, linguistic research, and many other kinds that you haven't mentioned. You can call it discussion or research -- in any case, investigation and study is implied. If you were in a discussion, would you suggest that the approval time of NASA spacecraft can be estimated by looking at the approval time of dog food? Yet this is exactly the kind of "reasoning" I see here. If you're discussing "Defiant", you have to define "Defiant". It's a fictional starship. What's the primary source of information on that fictional starship? The show. If the show has errors, explain what they are and give evidence to support the idea that they are errors. How reasonable is it to jump to conclusions without investigating something in detail? What gives one the right to do that? If I haven't researched something in detail, at least I do come out and say so, not imagine that I can nevertheless give a truthful view through my Magical Personal Vision (tm) without explaining myself in painstaking detail. It's arrogance combined with laziness. Boris [/QB][/QUOTE]
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