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  1. Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!mips!darwin.sura.net!udel!rochester!cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu!crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!bl2m+
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Message-ID: <sePgaye00awUAEfEUa@andrew.cmu.edu>
  5. Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 11:01:18 -0400 
  6. From: "Benjamin D. Lukoff" <bl2m+@andrew.cmu.edu>
  7. Subject: Re: Might-as-well'nt I
  8. In-Reply-To: <SLAGLE.92Jul22193302@sgi417.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
  9. References: <1992Jul14.015523.8650@mach4.wlu.ca><1992Jul15.095026.1@venus.resntl.bhp.com.au>
  10.     <ceNsoIW00awGE0v1lM@andrew.cmu.edu>
  11.     <1992Jul22.093221.9524@waikato.ac.nz>
  12.     <YePMIxC00awAQAV0p3@andrew.cmu.edu>
  13.     <SLAGLE.92Jul22193302@sgi417.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com>
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  16. I realise "mightn't" is a common usage in all English-speaking
  17. countries. But is the phrase "mightn't I as well" so common? I do not
  18. believe I have ever heard that phrase used.
  19.  
  20.     Oh, well.
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  23. Benjamin Lukoff    bl2m+@andrew.cmu.edu
  24. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
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