Timeline for Term for if-then statements where the "then" part does not logically follow
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| Mar 22, 2017 at 20:47 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | I put 'I believe that the sentence fragment interpretation for the dependent clause (the if-clause) is correct.' in a 'comment' because I could not find a recognised authority to support my opinion. As @tchrist has said, 'We are looking for more substantial answers with documented references, not merely [statements that may possibly be no more than] personal opinion. Those are just comments, not answers.' / There is an article on 'elide' here. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 20:06 | comment | added | Yosef Baskin | Elision is combining, ellipsis is skipping. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 20:05 | comment | added | Yosef Baskin | No argument that a citation makes an answer more authoritative than authoritarian. Still, a thorough analysis of the requestor's need for understanding in everyday terms carries almost as much weight in pure transfer of knowledge and insight than a canned reference. After all, as a teen I thought gender was a new and naughty word because I found it under a listing for sex. But it's not. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 19:59 | comment | added | cole | I agree that they are only illogical taken at face value, which is how I'm trying to distinguish them from regular if-then statements. I agree that this may be an elision, but I'm looking for something slightly more specific, if possible. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 19:53 | history | edited | Yosef Baskin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 22, 2017 at 19:52 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | But OP has suggested that deletion may be involved. An answer needs to supply evidence (eg from an accepted authority on grammar). And the term 'ellipsis' has been addressed on ELU before. | |
| Mar 22, 2017 at 19:49 | history | answered | Yosef Baskin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |