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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:28 am Post subject: what does this word mean? |
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It's better to be appropriately right than to be precisely wrong.
What does the sentence mean? What does "appropriately" mean?
As far as i know, it means properly, but it seemingly doesn't make sense in this context?
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redset
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There's a quote which goes 'it's better to be approximately right than to be precisely wrong', does that make more sense?  |
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Christine123
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| Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Are you sure the word being used was "appropriately?" The expression "It is better to be approximately right than to be precisely wrong" is common, but I have never heard the word "appropriately" being used there. It would not make sense. |
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