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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
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  3. Message-ID: <WORDS-L%92122116223168@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
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  5. Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:20:00 CST
  6. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  7. From:         "Stephen H. Karlson 753-6980 (815)"
  8.  <TA0SHK1%NIU.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  9. Subject:      Re: Deep beliefs
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  12. : Similarly, there are commonly held standards or parameters for what
  13. : is desireable, things like "life, liberty, and the pursuit of
  14. : happiness" which lots of different people go along with, for lots
  15. : of different reasons.
  16.  
  17. Well, there's one standard *I* hold to, which is not to use
  18. "parameter" when you really mean "perimeter."
  19.  
  20. Steve Karlson
  21.  
  22. The cheesehead stands alone.
  23.