An apocryphal example from World War I of a message being sent down the trench line is Send reinforcements, we're going to advance which became Send three and fourpence, we're going to a dance (three and fourpence is three shillings and four pence in old British money).This is how I feel about most knowledge. I'm sure there are hundreds of anecdotes and what not yet it is interesting because I cannot count how many times in a day myself or someone else starts a scentence with,"Apparently..." which I guess is designed to remove ownership from a statment which may be untrue, or not in following with your own beliefs, but which, for the sake of conversation or argument, must be stated.
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