In article <podi.725135859@chamundi.NSD.3Com.COM> podi@ESD.3Com.COM (Podibanda Kuruppu) writes:
>Hello there,
>
>I would greatly appreciate it if some kind soul can explain to me - preferablywith a couple of examples - the meaning of the phrase "in and of itself". I
>looked everywhere, including the 3 or so dictionaries that I have for its
>meaning with no success. I can sort of guess its meaning, but I would like
>to know what it means exactly.
"In and of itself" means something like "examined by itself, without
looking at its relationship to anything else or putting it in any
context."
"Writing in and of itself is not difficult, but writing well
is quite a challenge."
"He always gets lost when he drives. Driving in and of itself
is impossible for him, no matter where he's going."
"The subject in and of itself is fascinating, but the teacher
was so boring that I fell asleep every day during the lecture."
--
Gabe Wiener - Columbia Univ. "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings
gmw1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu to be seriously considered as a means of
N2GPZ in ham radio circles communication. The device is inherently of
72355,1226 on CI$ no value to us." -Western Union memo, 1877