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Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 4 Apr 2001 15:09:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Every other word out of his mouth was "billions and billions." He must have
> > said it....billions and billions of times!
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> 100% not true. Actually, it was the WAY Sagan said "billions" that got him
> into trouble. When he did the "Cosmos" TV series, Sagan over pronounced the
> "B" in billions so that it wouldn't sound like "millions." It was so
> noticable that people thought the dude was stuck on the word so the gag just
> took on a life of it's own. Folks even asked him to write "billions and
> billions" when he gave autographs.
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> Sagan got a kick out of it. He said it wouldn't make sense for him to use
> the term "billions and billions" because it is too imprecise. He WOULD say
> stuff like "billions of stars and billions of galaxies" in the same sentence
> but never "billions and billions" just like that.
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> Dan
I was exaggerating for effect, of course. But yes, he did say billions and
billions on occasion.
Bruce
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 | | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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| (...) Sorry, not true. Sagan was misquoted and that's just a plain fact. The only time he actually said "billions and billions" was after the misquote became a trademark (not what Sagan wanted, but what the hell) and he would say it at conferences (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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| (...) 100% not true. Actually, it was the WAY Sagan said "billions" that got him into trouble. When he did the "Cosmos" TV series, Sagan over pronounced the "B" in billions so that it wouldn't sound like "millions." It was so noticable that people (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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