[TUHS] In some cults...

[John P. Linderman]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM G. Branden Robinson <
g.branden.robinson at gmail.com> wrote:

> At 2025-02-11T11:05:25-0500, Norman Wilson wrote:
> > John P. Linderman (not the JPL in Altadena):
> >
> >   On a faux-cultural note, Arthur C Clark wrote the "Nine Billion
> >   Names of God" in the 50s.
> >
> > ===
> >
> > Ken wishes he'd spelled it Clarke, as the author did.
>
> So you're saying "Clarke" is like "create()"...
>
> I surmis that Ken was on a wortwhil cours to mak the English languag
> simpl.  W should declin to writ the ultimat "e" in a word everywher
> possibl.
>
> Regards,
> Branden
>

The e was not only silent, it was invisible. Except to those who are
exceptionally ... -- jpl
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