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Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Thu, 30 Dec 1999 17:13:00 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Shiri wrote:
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> > > I think most of us would be delighted to live a bit longer than we currently
> > > think is what's achievable. I myself could easily see wanting to go 200 years.
> >
> > Not to insult or something, but being immortal is much more than 200 years.
> > It's for eternity. If you can't grasp eternity, think 1 million years. (which
> > is nothing compared to eternity.)
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> Not to insult or something but I didn't say that immortality was the
> same thing as living for 200 years, I merely said that I could easily
> see wanting to go 200 years and that I would like to have a choice about
> how long to live rather than a fixed end point.
That makes your point clearer. In that case, I agree.
> > P.S. Wow, that was a serious letter! Sorry if I over-whelmed you. I think I
> > over-whelmed myself. :-)
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> c /over-whelmed/overwhelmed/ OR use whelmed in a sentence by itself.
> :-) I imagine you are E2L but in english, one only hyphenates words that
> can stand alone and sometimes not even then.
Yes, I am E2L (or ESL), and thanks for the tip.
-Shiri
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