The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

[Wilson Gray]

Hm. Food for thought. It seems to me, too, that, after something has
been [strajpt] long enough, it can come to be regarded as [strajpId],
though I can't think of any instances, offhand.

-Wilson
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:00 AM, M Covarrubias <mcovarru at purdue.edu> wrote:
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> On Mar 11, 2009, at 1:36 AM, Wilson Gray wrote:
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>> If an object has stripes because it
>> somehow got stripes added to it later, like a crosswalk painted onto a
>> black, asphalt street surface, then that portion of the street has
>> been [strajpt].
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> i think this sounds about like my distinction. but i've always
> wondered how long after it's been [strajpt] until it's [strajpId].
>
> michael
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