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To: jbe who wrote (3259)	7/25/1999 1:01:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Just wait 'till you get yours! As to being out of bookshelves, I have decided that that is in inevitable consequence of being literate. I have been building bookcases almost incessently for all my life. We are now starting to design our retirement house (on the lot next to our house, which will become the kids guest house when they visit), and my focus is on designing my library. My wife gets her art studio; I get my library; and somewhere we will probably stick in such occasionally used rooms as kitchen, bedroom, etc. I already know that the library will have a balcony with shelves under it and on it, and a circular staircase in the corner. But I am still trying to figure out how to fit enough shelving even in two stories and leave room for reading tables, dictionary stands, computer corner, etc. It's times like this that I get tempted by the attraction of books on CDs. Then I come back to my senses.

To: jbe who wrote (3259)	7/25/1999 2:30:00 PM
From: R. Balan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4711

Fascinating thread, indeed! I've two questions, which have been troubling me for some time. When someone dies, the common expression is 'Mr. A has passed away'. Of late, I hear many people saying, "Mr. A has passed on". Does it obliquely imply that there is an after-life and the person has just passed through the transient state? Am I reading too much into it? Even in some of the scholarly writings, I find the authors using single quotes and double quotes interchangeably. Since I'm not very clear about the convention, I invariably use double quotes. What are the proper rules for using them? I certainly enjoy reading each and every contribution and thanks to everybody! Roberto