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<CENTER><FONT color=#000000>Dear Prof.Antoinette Renouf, we wonder
if we may express our opinion- different discussions on Corpora List are
the most interesting thing. If some Corpora list have their questions, they can
ask their questions. John Sawa, Yorick Wilks and other active members on your
list seem to have eough time and energy to asnswer other people's questions.
Thus, they answered our question: what language should be considered artificial
and what natural. We completely disagreed to what they wrote, but their answers
gave us some stimulation and insight. When we do not want to read
their discussion, we just delete their messages, no problem in that. If you are
a real democrat, you should allow people to discuss broader topis. It is easier
to shut people up, than to organise an interesting discussion. We do hope that
different sorts of discussion shall go on on your Corpora list. We are on your
list some three years and we are satisfied with its function. We did not take a
part in the discussion, though many memebers of this "silent majority" enjoyed
reading their discussion all right. Be well, remain yours most sincerely Yuri,
Alina, Ludmila and Juliana
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