Retroactive Blanket Apologies II
To everyone who might have read the words “Ockham’s Razor” because of me:
I AM REAL SORRY.
I SHOULD HAVE GOOGLED FIRST.
Also
POSSIBLY I NEED TO READ MORE.
Tory
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I learned a new thing!
YES. This validation is like a sweet elixir. Thank you!
I came back here to say the same thing, after running across this in a library book (“Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors” by Bill Bryson):
“Occam’s/Ockham’s razor. Paring all presumptions to the minimum, a principle attributed to the English philosopher William of Occam, or Ockham (c. 1285-c. 1349).”
*win*
In your defense, it seems that “Ockham’s Razor” is a widely accepted variant on the spelling. I like to think of it as what Alfred Molina uses to shave…
*head pet*