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Subject: 
Re: slight
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 20:50:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:

It's still
gramatically correct

Is this merely a grammar flame, then? Or something more substantive?

Yes;-)

I know you, Lar, and I know that you *deliberately* didn't capitalize
"Christmas".  One's personal feelings about religions, etc, are irrelevant to
grammar, unless someone is trying to make something of it as you were in your
own little way.

I called you on it half in jest at your pettiness.  But I'd never be so bold as
to expect a retraction, or for you to use the "W" word;-)

The proper sports metaphor here would be a balk;-)

-John



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(...) What's the "W" word? "Dubya" ?? We don't use *that* word in our house if we can help it... (1) :-) (unfortunately there's nothing funny about that man. Our last halfway decent prez was Ronnie, since then we've had a succession of duds.. and he (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) You have misidentified me, sir. I do not find it vexing in the least when people omit the (tm) on things. I personally could care less about the entire matter, except for the slight fact that I have trademarks that I have invested effort in (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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