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    Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today) —Jennifer Clark
   (...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today) —Mark Sandlin
   (...) 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)
   
        Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenienttoday) —Jennifer Clark
   (...) Well that certainly makes more sense. I still think it sounds odd though - "write me", as if telling me to grab a sheet of paper upon which I must inscribe the word "me". Maybe's it's just me :-) Jennifer Clark (23 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenienttoday) —Lindsay Frederick Braun
   (...) "Write" like a lot of other words has several meanings. I've always understood those shorthandings (of which there are soooo many in Dutch that I can't possibly follow any but the most rudimentary conversations even after eight months) have (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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