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To: mr.mark who wrote (3672)	7/9/2000 10:53:59 PM
From: keith massey	Respond to of 4023

Spelling mistakes that Word Processors miss :) REASONS WHY THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS HARD TO LEARN 1) The bandage was wound around the wound. 2) The farm was used to produce produce. 3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. 4) We must polish the Polish furniture. 5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. 6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes. 10) I did not object to the object. 11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 13) They were too close to the door to close it. 14) The buck does funny things when the does are present. 15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line. 16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 18) After a number of injections my jaw got number. 19) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. 20) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests. 21) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

To: mr.mark who wrote (3672)	7/13/2000 4:35:43 PM
From: Wigglesworth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4023

Olympic Games Are a Big Fraud!!! Thief wins race with Ben Johnson Mercury News Wire Services ROME -- Ben Johnson, once the world record holder in the 100 meters, made an unexpected dash Wednesday to try to catch a woman who snatched his wallet, but she was quicker than he was. ``Everything happened too fast,'' said Johnson, 38, who lost about $7,000, as well as his driver's license, bank card and other documents. Johnson, stripped of an Olympic gold medal in 1988 for doping, was about to walk into a currency exchange when he was approached by a woman and a girl about 10. While the girl distracted him with pleas for money, the woman apparently picked his pocket and took off. ``When I realized, 15 seconds later, that my wallet was gone, the woman had disappeared,'' possibly into the nearby entrance of a subway station, Johnson said. He grabbed the girl, but the wallet was not found.