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It can prove anything!
Neither of these sentences are true.

Can you make sense of it?

2007-09-10 18:55:56 · 5 answers · asked by delsydebothom 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

RABS! You're joking, right? "are" is a plural state-of-being verb, to match the plural noun, "sentences" to which it refers. "is" is singular.

2007-09-10 19:15:13 · update #1

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Fun with words, but not very useful in real life.

Similarly: All universal generalizations are false, including this one.

2007-09-10 19:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 0 0

I predict this question will get starred 50 times.

2007-09-10 19:02:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

an inconsistency between the two meanings ... this is used in Koans sometimes .

2007-09-10 19:02:35 · answer #3 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0 0

You mean "is true," don't you?

Neither IS, not neither ARE

Bet you flunked English!

2007-09-10 19:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

and..........?

2007-09-10 19:07:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lightworker 3 · 0 0

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