tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post7660173120972608550..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: xkcd on stageMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-9353425156042335422010-09-03T16:48:01.214-05:002010-09-03T16:48:01.214-05:00Well, I guess it seemed too indirect given how muc...Well, I guess it seemed too indirect given how much and how directly xkcd deals with linguistic stuff.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-33901700879266341062010-09-03T10:54:32.100-05:002010-09-03T10:54:32.100-05:00Actually, there is a linguistics element in the se...Actually, there is a linguistics element in the second panel; the programming term is named after the language philosopher WVO Quine, whose work has some bearing on linguistics, especially in the semantics-pragmatics area.<br /><br />But I think you knew that and I'm just being pedantic. Sorry.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733601180382760718noreply@blogger.com