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To: Wayne Beidatsch who wrote (103)1/2/1998 2:27:00 PM
From: mc  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
"If you don't say what you mean, you'll never mean what you say."

I stole this quote and I do not recall who it is from.

Gary



To: Wayne Beidatsch who wrote (103)1/2/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Bill Ulrich  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4710
 
&#133fair enough. But allow me to add that if everybody gets to adopt their own version of the language, then there will be a point in time when messages are misinterpreted.

When the police run into the criminal's car, have they physically opened the doors and jumped inside like coordinated linebackers, crashed into it with their own vehicle, or did they just happen to notice it whilst looking for the donut shop?

-MrB



To: Wayne Beidatsch who wrote (103)1/2/1998 2:49:00 PM
From: Janice Shell  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4710
 
Whats [sic] the problem?

We're pedants.