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- From: ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson)
- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
- Subject: English usage
- Message-ID: <7231@skye.ed.ac.uk>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 10:42:32 GMT
- References: <1992Aug17.151757.5488@macc.wisc.edu>
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- In article <1992Aug17.151757.5488@macc.wisc.edu> heim@vms.macc.wisc.edu
- (JOHN HEIM ) writes:
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- # PS: The quote below is also from the book.
- #
- # "If there's something wrong with the computer, it's sophisticated
- # ^^^^
- # diagnostics will notify you of the situation by assuming an appearance
- # that, for the most part, is dark and lifeless." - The Adventures of Lone
- # Wolf Scientific
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- Encouragement for Budding Authors:
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- Don't bother about distinguishing between `its' and `it's'. Your
- readers know what you mean, and don't find it in the least irritating.
-
- -- Ken "possessive" Johnson
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