hearing/spelling confusion

[Roger Shuy]

on 3/23/05 10:44 AM, Beverly Flanigan at flanigan at OHIO.EDU wrote:

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> Following on "pulling it taught," a note about local affairs:
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>> -Good morning, Just so you know I'm in the process.  I
>> e-mailed Kathy Kerr who is in charge of the community
>> page in the Messenger and asked that we create a
>> neighborhood column.  She said the decission comes
>> from Monica Nieport, who is on materity leave and just
>> had her baby on Saturday.   So I will follow up on
>> this in do time.
>> Delia
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> Do tell!
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And this also makes me wonder if "materity leave" is anything like maturity
leave. My fond hope is that in my retirement I might get some possible
maturity  benefits.