On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 08:18 pm, Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
So what does 'the Dodo is extinct' mean?
The sentence is an assumption and not a proven fact because it is currently impossible to scientifically show that all Dodos, everywhere in the universe are extinct. That's what the 'universal' refers to.
It isn't usually stated in a context that would lead one to assume that it was intended to be read as an assumption rather than a statement of fact.
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