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Try applying some thought. You asked a stupid question and you got a stupid answer. What conclusions do you think that supports?

What does "silk is cloth" mean?



"silk is cloth" is not true except for the colloquial interpretation that infers "silk can sometimes be a cloth". Given the clarifications, it seems the OP is intending to say it's an exact equality and not a colloquial definition that actually means "subset".

I'll note, I have not asked any questions other than (paraphrasing): "what do you mean precisely?" To which, I have not gotten any answers other than trolling and flaming; and examples that all conveniently swap "is" with "is a".




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