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fix-holmes-quote-on chp 6 #97

Closed BRTPlannerHelp closed 7 years ago

BRTPlannerHelp commented 7 years ago

I have just check the quote here (see page 17). The Complete Sherlock Holmes - Knickerbocker Classics Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher MBI Publishing Company, 2013 ISBN 1610589734, 9781610589734

aszasz commented 7 years ago

You are right, it seems that theorise is the original form. It can be seen both in "A study in Scarlet", page 17 of the publication you mentioned

It is a capital mistake to theorise before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.

But it also can be seen in "A Scandal in Bohemia", on page 165 of the same publication

It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

Since the section reference is about data, let us keep with the first one, can you please revert to the data one, with the correct spelling?

BRTPlannerHelp commented 7 years ago

Should we use the whole phrase you quoted, instead of only

It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.

as it explains the point a bit further, which is a point the not only this section is trying to make, but the whole Chapter 4.

aszasz commented 7 years ago

Sure, use the whole phrase.