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Originally posted by KnifeMissle
However, after having re-read my original post, it became clear to me that the term "arbitrary but necessary" was merely a summation of a definition of a word and it made a good subject title. My mystery word's definition was demonstrated in context yet, you proceeded to ignore this and, instead, concentrated on this literal description and simply declared that "no such word exists!" Because of this, I can't help but think you are being "smart" or "cheeky," rather than honestly trying to help me find this word.
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Erm...No I wasn't.
I didn't ignore what you said. Indeed, I further went to make five distinct suggestions.
"Arbitrary" and "necessary" are mutually exclusive by definition.
When is it
necessary to make a decision on
whim?
I can't help you think I am lying and are indeed trying to be a smart-ass, despite the fact that I explicitly went out of my way to say I wasn't, so there's not much more for me to say on the subject.
Mr Mephisto