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Sorry, had to downvote this as you have to be trolling.

• njloof 10y ago
  No, no, it's true: he did invent email. He just didn't do it first.
  • deleted 10y ago
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  • ohstopitu 10y ago
    but "invent" is defined as "create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of."
    • sqeaky 10y ago
      If you have to play with the semantics of the words this much the argument is invalid.
      • hueving 10y ago
        You mean if you have to use the definition of the word?
        • sqeaky 10y ago
          That many downvotes is unfortunate... But words are not these neat bundles of data like JSON or XML. They mean different things to different people. Once mud has been thrown on an argument and everything is see because of the murky grey areas pulling out a dictionary won't help. The other side will just pull out one with a definition that meets their needs.
  • teddyh 10y ago
    The most you could say is that he re-invented it independently. But plain “invented” is simply not true.