Huh?

[Rick Castello]

On Fri, September 21, 2007 2:34 am, Wilson Gray wrote:
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> From Slashdot:
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> "Other members of the community _agree like_ Michael Meeks, who asked ..."
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> Didn't people formerly write and say, "agree with"?

   I'm guessing someone just had a mild allergic reaction to a comma, as
   I've often seen the following sort of arrangement:
   "Other members of the community agree, like Michael Meeks, who asked..."

   -Rick

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