Your time is up. Yes it is.
No it isn't. No it isn't.
Will you two pipe down! The racket is getting unbearable.
the parrot's not dead, he's just sleeping. It's the flounder thats dead.
In which case one of you is making enough noise for two.
How can a dead thing flounder? It is risen!!!!
Well, if anyone is noisy around here, it certainly isn't ME!
con'tra'dict
Pronunciation: (kon"tru-dikt'), [key]
v.t.
1. to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
2. to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.
3. (of an action or event) to imply a denial of: His way of life contradicts his stated principles.
4. Obs.to speak or declare against; oppose.
v.i.
to utter a contrary statement.
ar'gu'ment
Pronunciation: (är'gyu-munt), [key]
n.
1. an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
2. a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
3. a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.
4. a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
5. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.
6. subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
7. an abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, or of sections of such a work.
8. Math.
a. an independent variable of a function.
b. Also called amplitude. the angle made by a given vector with the reference axis.
c. the angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in polar coordinates. Cf. principal argument.
9. Computers.a variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function name and used to calculate the function.
10. Obs.
a. evidence or proof.
b. a matter of contention.
THERE'S an end of the contradiction/argument argument.
They certainly are, you can hear it all over A2K.
Since A2k is a visual, not aural - or indeed oral - environment, I would call upon you tp present evidence for the assertion that you can hear us all over A2k.
I would add, for the sake of contention that, even if they COULD hear us, they would also be able to hear YOU!
Tu quoque.
Well, Pondy = present your case.
