Comment on Shower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practice
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 5 days agoIn theory, theory is the same as practice. In practice, it isn’t.
The earliest strong match located by QI appeared in “The Yale Literary Magazine” of February 1882 which was written and edited by students. Benjamin Brewster who was a member of the class of 1882 wrote about an argument he had engaged in with a philosophical friend about theory versus practice.
sxan@midwest.social 5 days ago
Thank you! I’ve heard the quote a few times, but never known the source. And I’ve always been pretty sure I was misquoting it.