just "going through the emotions"

[Wilson Gray]

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
> according to Barkley, _although_ I tend to agree

Why not "… _and_ I tend to agree"? Or is the thought really, "It's
merely the opinion of that nincompoop, Barkley, but, nevertheless, it
could be the correct one"?

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All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
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