So take a look in the mirror if you want to see who
should be printing a
retraction.
The original poster wrote:
"He was asked 'have
any of you ever been
involved in A legal case'."
Your
response started out with "Agreed." So I take your
agreement as agreement with
his points. Agreed?
The question from the transcript was
"The next question is, have you or a family
member or someone
very close to you ever been involved in a
lawsuit, either as a plaintiff, a
defendant, or as a
witness?"
That isn't what the original
poster wrote, nor is it what
you agreed with. You are off base right off the
bat. When
accusing others of lying, it is best to check your facts
first.
Notice in reading the transcripts that Hogan was not shy
about
speaking and speaking and speaking, unlike the other
jurors. He had plenty of
opportunity to put in a word that
he was involved in MORE than one
suit.
Here's how another juror answered the patent
question:
THE COURT: Okay. All right. Thank you. Let's go, I
think, to
ms. Halim, Mr. Okamoto, and Mr. Hogan. You raised your
hands. Okay.
let's please start with Ms. Halim.
PROSPECTIVE JUROR: Okay. I have two
patents. One is issued
when I was at weitek, also I.C. Design. Another one was
at
silicon graphics.
See how she gave the full answer first,
then addressed the
details? It works very well in getting all the necessary
facts out.
Now since some people of trollish tendency have taken to
stretching word meanings, let's take a look at what
dictionary.com says about
all this.
ev·er [ev-er]
1.
at all times;
always: an ever-present danger; He is ever
ready to find
fault.
2.
continuously: ever since then.
3.
at any time: Have you ever
seen anything like it?
4.
in any possible case; by any chance; at all (often
used to
intensify or emphasize a phrase or an emotional reaction as
surprise
or impatience): How did you ever manage to do it?
If the band ever plays again,
we will dance.
Definitions 1 & 2 don't match this case.
Definitions 3 & 4
both match this useage. They both are
comprehensive.
Of course, 4 leads us back to that ephemeral word
"any":
an·y [en-ee]
1.
one, a, an, or some;
one or more without specification or
identification: If you have any witnesses,
produce them.
Pick out any six you like.
2.
whatever or whichever it may be:
cheap at any price.
3.
in whatever quantity or number, great or small; some:
Do you
have any butter?
4.
every; all: Any schoolboy would know that. Read
any books
you find on the subject.
5.
(following a negative) at all: She
can't endure any
criticism.
Definition 1 would fit, except the
judge didn't specify a
quantity, so that is out. 2 and 3 are specific about a
certain quantity. 5 doesn't apply because there was no
negative in the judge's
example. So 4 would apply: every or
all. What part of "all" don't you
understand? ---
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