Relative, related, relevant?

[Wilson Gray]

"Relative"?! My vote is for "relevant."

-Wilson

On 3/9/06, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> In the Boston Globe today, Bud Selig is quoted as saying of the
> forthcoming book about Barry Bonds' use of performance-enhancers "I
> will review all the material that's relative in every way."
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> Relative?  Or should this be "related" or "relevant"?
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> Joel
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