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  2. From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Re: Words that are Opposites...
  5. Message-ID: <3098@eram.esi.COM.AU>
  6. Date: 27 Jan 93 01:32:46 GMT
  7. References: <C17z6D.ILD@mach1.wlu.ca> <baron.102.727719580@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
  8. Organization: Pacific ESI, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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  10. X-Disclaimer: "Me, speak for us?"
  11. X-Witty-Saying: "Mobius strip - see other side for instructions"
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  13. Here's some: "not bad" can be taken to mean "but not good, either";
  14. "fairly good" (or "quite good") can mean "very good" or "not very good".
  15. I suppose it comes from the classical British understatement...
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  18. Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
  19. dave@esi.COM.AU                ...munnari!esi.COM.AU!dave
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