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(...) Erm, this IS .fun, right? So I can nitpick?? Yes? thanks. Well, then... I think "off of" is incorrect usage in this context. RWRATP(1), but I think it is just "is off maternity leave". Me, I get confused, so I would have written it as "has (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Now there IS an Idea. Teletubbies Duplo? with figures. Im sure that an excellent playset could be produced. Alex (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Indeed.. but directly after the teletubbies lose their appeal, the Beelzebub Broadcasting Commission (BBC) have the.. Tweenies. For those curious, or those wishing to express solidarity (as I had to endure my nephew's entire Tweenies video on (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Time for Teletubbies! Time for Teletubbies! Time for Teletubbies! Gaaaaaah! (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Such attributes are often used when referring to the "All-Sniffer", the Dog- Man deity of the agnostic, insomniac dyslexics. -Tom McD. when replying, originally Dickens' had written in 'spamcake' as to the object of young Twist's further (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Is this the five-minute session, or the full half-hour? LFB (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've heard the above double-negative form used quite often--but it's usually combined with a modulation or inflection, where the NOT is stressed to set it in opposition to an assertion made immediately prior, such as: Person A: "I wouldn't (...) (26 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Polyolfactory? Ya know, I think we have one of these out at Dow...<grin> James (URL) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3888BDAD.7AAE@m...ing.com... (...) I have never heard anyone use a double negative like that. Almost always, a double negative takes form where the don't is in front of the verb, followed by (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Omniescent -adj. 1) having the ability to smell all things at once 2) the ability to smell like all things - Synonyms: polyolfactory, multifragrant ;-D heh heh heh. -Adam (26 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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