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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!decwrl!claris!apple!bc
  2. From: bc@Apple.COM (bill coderre)
  3. Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
  4. Subject: Re: Homophobia
  5. Message-ID: <70577@apple.Apple.COM>
  6. Date: 29 Jul 92 01:08:42 GMT
  7. References: <YeRDxvC00WDK00tKp7@andrew.cmu.edu> <nsb9dqk@fido.asd.sgi.com> <Bs45Fo.1q0@news.larc.nasa.gov>
  8. Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
  9. Lines: 13
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  11. CJ:
  12. |>I've always had a problem with hidebound straitjacketed thinkers,
  13. |>who act as if language were regulated by some kind of LOGICAL
  14. |>RIGID RULE SYSTEM.  Living languages aren't, they haven't ever, 
  15. |>and they won't.  Usage is language is usage.  
  16.  
  17. This from the person who refuses to accept timeframe, hopefully, and
  18. irregardless as words.
  19.  
  20. Sheesh, at least I got to play Boggle with trademarks as allowable
  21. words.
  22.  
  23. mr HEINOUS
  24. knowing full well how foolish he is to kid a REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
  25.