[Smt-talk] most dangerous words

[Nicole Biamonte]

In "Music Theory, Phenomenology, and Modes of Perception," Lewin
complains about sloppy usage of those two words.  It's on p. 81 of *Studies
in Music with Text.*
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Nicole Biamonte
University of Iowa
nicole-biamonte at uiowa.edu


On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Candace Brower <candacebrower at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I seem to remember hearing that David Lewin once said something along the
> lines of "'Is' and 'the' are among most dangerous words in the English
> language."  Can anyone tell me what the original wording is, where the quote
> came from, and anything about the context in which it was originally said?
>  I think about this quote a lot and I am constantly reminded of its wisdom.
>
> Best,
>
> Candace
>
> Candace Brower
> candacebrower at gmail.com
> Albuquerque, NM
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