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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!das.wang.com!wang!wizvax!buscard!dand
  2. From: dand@buscard.fidonet.org (Dan Davidson)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Re: ex-presidents' titles
  5. Message-ID: <gate.iRDBoB1w164w@buscard.fidonet.org>
  6. Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 08:55:40 EDT
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  10.  -=> Quoting Thayes07-20-92  13:36esire.wright.edu to All <=-
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  12.  Th> here,  a trailing "at" is an annoying, lazy habit.  Smoking is
  13.  Th> redundant  with drinking coffee (they produce similar
  14.  Th> physiological effects), it may not be "inherently" evil, it happens
  15.  
  16. This comment is not about English, but is to correct a misaprehension:
  17.  
  18.   Caffein is a stimulant.  Nicotine is a depressant.
  19.  
  20. All part of the course -- no extra charge...
  21.  
  22.                                                   -- Dan --
  23.  
  24.  
  25. ... THINK! or thwim.
  26. --- Blue Wave/QWK v2.10
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