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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 15:49:25 GMT
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Jennifer Clark at jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk wrote: > 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. I always assumed it was a shortened sentence for "Write me a letter." ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego(R) Creations http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego

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		Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenienttoday)
(...) 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)

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		Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenient today)
(...) 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)

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