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To: Edwarda who wrote (2193)	3/22/1999 8:11:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Respond to of 4711

Edwarda: You are tough! (RE: my use of "which" for "that".) I am pretty rigid, but I can't get very enthusiastic about such a "nice" distinction. Two examples (admittedly archaic): 1. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice: PORTIA. The quality of mercy is not strain'd; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest -- It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 2. Anglican/Episcopal Book of Common Prayer: Thou that sittest at the right hand of the God the Father, have mercy on us. That "ice tea" business also makes my skin crawl. Jack