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SI Grammar and Spelling Lab

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3186	Thanks for the explanation, <i>which</i> was quite good. I do, how	Investor2	-	7/17/1999
3185	<<<This might seem like hair-splitting to the general reader, who mig	E	-	7/17/1999
3184	Investor2, did you find the explanation satisfactory? Do I need to try again?	jbe	-	7/17/1999
3183	Investor2, some experts argue that too much of a fuss is made over the distinct	jbe	-	7/16/1999
3182	Thanks. Is there a rule which/that I can apply to sentences like these? Best	Investor2	-	7/16/1999
3181	No. 2 ("that") is correct, Investor2.	jbe	-	7/16/1999
3180	Should I use "which" or "that?" 1. The building is not li	Investor2	-	7/16/1999
3179	<i>but thought IS rhizomatic imho. That is the one metaphor in the whole	jbe	-	7/16/1999
3178	but thought IS rhizomatic imho. That is the one metaphor in the whole topheavy	Jacques Chitte	-	7/16/1999
3177	[Lucky for you that I was too busy myself to notice!]	Edwarda	-	7/16/1999
3176	I agree that "then" is unnecessary, and as I wrote, I wouldn't ha	B.C.	-	7/15/1999
3175	I was having fun, that's all. The situations struck me as hilarious. I don	jbe	-	7/15/1999
3174	Trying to figure out why you happened to come up with the examples you did woul	The Philosopher	-	7/15/1999
3173	I KNEW I loved you for more than your canvasorial properties. SMOOOCCCHHHHHH.	The Philosopher	-	7/15/1999
3172	Carli, by saying that "then" would be redundant, I meant it would be	jbe	-	7/15/1999
3171	"Did you read my posts?" That was what I wondered when you thought I	B.C.	-	7/15/1999
3170	I know I'm late in weighing in on this matter of the comma, but... 1. <	E	-	7/15/1999
3169	Punctuation rules are only traffic rules, Christopher. Sometimes you can ignor	jbe	-	7/15/1999
3168	There are three questions: 1. Is the comma grammatically necessary? 2. Woul	The Philosopher	-	7/15/1999
3167	Carli, I never said to omit the comma. Did you read my posts? Chris, put in th	jbe	-	7/15/1999
3166	Chris: "If a conjunction is inserted, the proper mark is a comma."	B.C.	-	7/15/1999
3165	Re: Pathologists, coroners, medical examiners, and www.google.com First, let	jbe	-	7/15/1999
3164	I found it through askjeeves.com A reasonably useful metasearch engine.	Edwarda	-	7/15/1999
3163	What site was that from??	The Philosopher	-	7/15/1999
3162	That's all of it. A bit unnerving, I agree.	Edwarda	-	7/15/1999

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