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Old 07-21-2006, 03:50 AM   #68
Aliantha
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Originally Posted by MaggieL
"Semantics" isn't an argument. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words; if "semantics" is a reason to dismiss an argument then there's no point in arguing.
It is semantics to question the 'usage' of a particular word when the actual word in isolation has naught to do with the actual message which was that Hezbollah is a legitimate political party in Lebanon.

BTW, if you felt your argument was being dismissed I'm sorry about that. What is your argument?
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