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Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:25:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richie Dulin wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ken Nagel wrote:

There are plenty of non publically owned companies that do not exist to make a profit.

“privately owned”

  
   It is owned by people with increasingly less wealth.

“decreasing wealth”

ROSCO



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
 
(...) Geesh Ross, put the ruler away, someone might get hurt. Bad memories of overly strict teachers with nasty looks on their faces. Janey "C- Red Brick" (19 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
 
(...) Shouldn't that be "Here come the grammar police"? :) DaveE (19 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
  Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
 
(...) Privately owned is not the same as non publicly owned. (Though Lego is both non publicly owned and privately owned.) I'm not sure why I spelled it 'publically', though. Must be that speech to text software acting up again. ;-) (...) It would (...) (19 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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  Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
 
(...) You are correct in saying that it is not publically owned, but why do you say 'except'? It makes no difference. There are plenty of non publically owned companies that do not exist to make a profit. (...) Is it? How do you know? Cheers Richie (...) (19 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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