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To: Jack Clarke who wrote (2190)	3/21/1999 9:44:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 4711

Observed on a stock thread, no kidding: I am a relative newcomer to on-line investing but I am a seasoned veteran when it comes to using rational, logical, deductive reasoning when I add up my prepositions, BEFORE I draw conclusions. We are doomed.

To: Jack Clarke who wrote (2190)	3/21/1999 10:11:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

Shame on you! Using "which" for "that"! I feel better now.... My personal favorite: "ice tea" instead of "iced tea." (Delicate shudder)

To: Jack Clarke who wrote (2190)	3/22/1999 10:49:00 AM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4711

<BOIL PEANUTS Say the correct form rapidly, and you'll see how this is becomes written on a sign.> I can't figure out the correct form. Is it "boiled peanuts"? But I've never heard of those. What do they mean?

To: Jack Clarke who wrote (2190)	3/22/1999 3:01:00 PM
From: Sowbug	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 4711

Help, thread! I'm in a grammar debate at work. Right: "Software is what runs on hardware." Wrong: "Yesterday I bought a software for my computer." Right: "Yesterday I bought a software product for my computer." *RIGHT???* And does anyone know the grammatical term describing nouns that aren't supposed to be preceded with the article "a" or "an," such as "mountaineering," or "resourcefulness"? They seem to be words that describe classes of objects, or things that aren't "things" in an individual sense. Help! I need to browbeat someone here by calling on the right grammatical term!