Hi, I started writing a new draft titled "Impaled on a Fencepost" and would love to get people's feedback. I plan on publishing it on the 17th. Some questions and misgivings that remain in my mind: Am I missing some fun or important examples of fencepost error? Should I cite linguistics literature on the ambiguity of the word "between" (assuming it exists)? I feel I'm forgetting some famous movie or TV show featuring the fail-to-count-yourself error. Is "third, fifths, etc." terminology really called "ordinal" terminology for intervals? (I just made that up.) Was it really invented during the Renaissance? (I just made that up too.) Am I correct in what I write about legal matters? I forgot to remind everyone that if you think your comment is one that might elicit a response from me (e.g., "You're right, my wording was confusing; is this better?"), or if you want your contribution to be acknowledged, then please sign your response; otherwise I won't know who you are. Please leave your feedback here: https://mathenchant.wordpress.com?p=1998&shareadraft=5a0912d2a2e4a Thanks, Jim Propp