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When I use a word

Sometimes, never

BMJ 2006; 333 doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7565.445 (Published 24 August 2006)
Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:445

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  1. Jeff Aronson (jeffrey.aronson@clinpharm.ox.ac.uk), clinical pharmacologist
  1. Oxford

    If something always happened, what percentage frequency would you assign to that event? Presumably 100%. And if something never happened? Presumably 0%. Well, not everyone shares that opinion. By “always” some mean as infrequently as 91% of the …

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