Vladimir_Nesov comments on Anthropomorphic AI and Sandboxed Virtual Universes - Less Wrong

-3 Post author: jacob_cannell 03 September 2010 07:02PM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 05 September 2010 07:48:11PM 0 points [-]

Thanks, I'm trying to fight this overuse of infinitive. (Although it still doesn't sound wrong in this case...)

Comment author: Perplexed 05 September 2010 07:55:13PM 1 point [-]

You are "allowed to diagnose" and I may "allow you to diagnose" but I would "allow diagnosis" in general, rather than "allow to diagnose". It is an odd language we have.

Comment author: wnoise 05 September 2010 08:17:56PM 0 points [-]

Yes, "allowed to" is very different than "allow".