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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Stefan Wöhrmann <stefanwoehrmann@GOOGLEMAIL.COM><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> SW-L@LISTSERV.VALENCIACC.EDU<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sat, June 12, 2010 4:14:21 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> spelling question<BR></FONT><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hi Val and friends, </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>I am playing around with some spelling problems – </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>I am interested to see your suggestions how to write this: stretched left arm forward while the right arm (fist) moves to the breast. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>I do not like the option to combine to different perspectives – but how to make clear otherwise that the left arm is stretched if not shown from top view? </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-GB>Stefan ;-)</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>