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Semantics semantics. Washing dishes while dinner...

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Semantics semantics. Washing dishes while dinner...

Submitted by Jeff (not verified) on October 20, 2005 - 12:14pm.

Semantics semantics.

Washing dishes while dinner cooks is “performing” multiple “tasks” “during the same period of time”.

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43F Podcast: The Myth of Multi-tasking By: Merlin Mann (31 replies) October 20, 2005 - 10:49am
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