The next phase of the English language...

[Wilson Gray]

Well, of course you're right, Larry, but that hardly vitiates his argument.

-Wilson

On 6/7/07, Laurence Urdang <urdang at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> JL
>   I don't know how you can say that!  I caught at least two typos in line six.
>   Larry
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> Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
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> Jim, you've hit it right on the nose!
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> JL
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> "James A. Landau" wrote:
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