11/13/2009

When does the use-mention distinction really matter?


When ordering a cake.

4 comments:

  1. It makes me wonder; does the cake itself not?

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  2. I had the same thought about the use-mention distinction with the cake wreck where the baker decorated the cake to look like the USB hard drive, rather than the image file on the hard drive.

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  3. Thank you. That made my day!

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