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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>On 4/12/09 12:03 PM, "Harold Schiffman" <<a href="hfsclpp@gmail.com">hfsclpp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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I do usage, I do etymology, I do synonymy, I do nuance, I do metaphor, I do slang, I do a little light grammar, but I don’t do syntax.<BR>
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Ah, he does “a little light grammar” and no syntax. So, does anyone know if is this the first time he’s admitted to not <I>really </I>knowing much about language?<BR>
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Ron<BR>
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