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Subject:	Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
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Date:	Mon, 12 Mar 2001 14:40:04 GMT
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Ross Crawford wrote: > The phrase is actually gramatically correct - it's the logic that's incorrect! Another one: people in the US often seem to use to the phrase "write me" which I assume means "write to me". Any idea where this comes from? I always found it a bit on the odd side, especially if taken literally. Saying that, some USisms are extremely cool. Who could ever forget "distoibed" from West Side Story (I think :-) ? Jennifer Clark

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		Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
(...) I always assumed it was a shortened sentence for "Write me a letter." ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
(...) Apology accepted! It's just that Ive heard the phrase used hundreds (maybe thousands) of times, mostly on the 'net, always by Americans... (...) The phrase is actually gramatically correct - it's the logic that's incorrect! (...) Doesn't (...) (23 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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