MILITARY TALK
Our language is one of our greatest barriers to understanding and peaceful coexistence. David Evans postulates the military would take the following statement and revise it out of existence: 1st Draft: A word to the wise is sufficient. 2nd Draft: A word to the wise may be sufficient. 3rd Draft: It is believed that a word to the wise may be sufficient. 4th Draft: It is believed by some that a word to the wise may be sufficient under some conditions. 5th Draft: Indications are that it is believed by some that a word to the wise may be sufficient under some conditions, although this may possibly vary under differing circumstances. This conclusion may not be supportable under detailed analysis and should be used only in a general sense with a full realization of the underlying assumptions. To which we must include the addenda: Army View: The above statement may have restricted use in joint papers but is believed that it fails…
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