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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 (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  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 (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Grammar vs Logic (was: Lugnet Guide a lot less convenienttoday)
 
(...) "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 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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