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by baskerville.CS.Arizona.EDU (8.11.1/8.11.1) id g7JJgDU12774
for icon-group-addresses; Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:42:13 -0700 (MST)
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From: Christopher Browne <cbbrowne@acm.org>
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Subject: Re: What about "Expressions?" (was Re: Icon Wish List)
Date: 17 Aug 2002 01:25:39 GMT
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In an attempt to throw the authorities off his trail, Steve Wampler <swampler@noao.edu> transmitted:
> Christopher Browne wrote:
>>
>> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Steve Wampler <swampler@noao.edu> wrote:
>> > Gene Kahn wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The horse raced past the barn collapsed.
>> >
>> > I can't wait to see the answer! Regardless, it's certainly
>> > considered correct English for those of us of Pennsylvania
>> > Dutch descent...
>>
>> While it's grammatically correct, it doesn't really make _sense_.
>> It's quite unusual for a horse to be deemed "racing" when it's
>> collapsed.
>>
>
> Ah, but to me (PD-heritage, remember), it's the same as:
>
> The horse raced by the collapsed barn.
>
> no ambiguity at all!
>
> Why do I have the feeling our stock as programmers is gradually
> sinking into the ooze?
My vision is of a horse half-embedded in the ground _trying_ to race
past the barn, and not quite succeeding.
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