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  1. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!convex!tchrist
  3. From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@convex.COM>
  4. Subject: Re: English English versus *American* English
  5. Message-ID: <1992Jul30.162836.14154@convex.com>
  6. Originator: tchrist@convex.convex.com
  7. Sender: usenet@convex.com (news access account)
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: convex.convex.com
  9. Reply-To: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
  10. Organization: CONVEX Realtime Development, Colorado Springs, CO
  11. References: <1992Jul29.191955.20099@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <SLAGLE.92Jul29190301@sgi417.msd.lmsc.lockheed.com> <1992Jul30.054643.2225@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
  12. Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:28:36 GMT
  13. X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
  14.               Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
  15.               not necessarily those of CONVEX.
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  18. From the keyboard of mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar Mukund Mirashi):
  19. :        The sharp differences between written and spoken English make
  20. :it quite unique.... 
  21.  
  22. Just how unique is it, O Seer?
  23.  
  24. --tom
  25. -- 
  26. "GUIs normally make it simple to accomplish simple actions and impossible
  27. to accomplish complex actions."   --Doug Gwyn  (22/Jun/91 in comp.unix.wizards)
  28.  
  29.      Tom Christiansen           tchrist@convex.com      convex!tchrist
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