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Re: Clement Freud on his grandfather

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thomaswake16Jan 7, 2008
 

 
I agree. Any number greater than one also includes one; if a room
contains thirty chairs, it would also be factually correct to say
that there are five chairs.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Alexis Birkill" <yahoo@...>
wrote:

>
> --- In just-a-minute@..., Robert Torres
> <bobbyshaddoe3004@> wrote:
> >
> > For instance, when the subject was 'Clement Freud' many years

ago,

> Derek mentioned that Clement had a grandfather, and Clement

challenged

> in saying that he had two grandfathers, not one. and Nicholas
> disallowed the challenge because of some erroneous claim that if
> Clement has two grandfathers then he must have one, which doesn't

make

> sense. if you have two grandfathers, you have two grandfathers,

one

> from each side of the family.
>
> I disagree! If I have two apples I also have one apple - to prove

this

> I can eat one apple and still have one remaining.
>
> Similarly, if you have a pile of 100 bricks, and I ask you if I can
> have one brick, a reply stating that you don't have one brick would

be

> erroneous.
>
> :)
>
> A.
>

 
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