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SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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3511 That's ok, you needn't apologize. Perhaps I should have understood thaJim S-1/25/2000
3510 Sorry, Jim. You are way off track. Language was the issue. jbe-1/25/2000
3509 Axillary sweat contains a lot of pheromones. And pheromones are sexual attractaE-1/25/2000
3508 <i>...my armpits were sweating too much ... men like the smell of B.O. ItJim S-1/25/2000
3507 Well, this particular mind is interested in <i>words</i> -- and in jbe-1/25/2000
3506 I never assumed that men care how I smell, Jim. I drew the conclusion that <jbe-1/25/2000
3505 Perhaps I should clarify: we are only interested in your mind(s). jimJim S-1/25/2000
3504 Whatever gave you the idea that men care how you smell? jimJim S-1/25/2000
3503 Names, smells, and the power of suggestion. I looked for some shower gel in thjbe-1/25/2000
3502 <i>T</i>#†¤<b>|<</b> ¾åêE-1/25/2000
3501 Edwarda, please note! And come join in the battle! Message 12670695 Joanjbe-1/25/2000
3500 Plural, plural, plural! I continually cringe when I hear the word "data&qEdwarda-1/25/2000
3499 Despite all the promises, we are still waiting for our clubhouses! However, unEdwarda-1/25/2000
3498 RE: media, plural or singular? Seems to me we have had this discussion here ijbe-1/25/2000
3497 I've created a monster! It is such a pain to mess with those charactors thJim S-1/25/2000
3496 A question: Is media (as in the press, radio, and TV) singular or plural? I hThe Philosopher-1/24/2000
3495 What I did was follow Jim's suggestion-- Start... Programs... Accessories.E-1/24/2000
3494 Jim, I have Win95 and Netscape, and I thank you for your explanation. When I hajbe-1/24/2000
3493 E -- WHAT worked? What you <i>said</i> worked came out as "majbe-1/24/2000
3492 Jim, I looked at the two suggestions you offered, but didn't know how to usE-1/24/2000
3491 Joan, I assume (with all that implies) that you know you can change the charactJim S-1/24/2000
3490 Jack, Thanks, but it won't work because my computer is programmed to interjbe-1/24/2000
3489 Joan: <i>Just imagine an accent aigu over the "e" in "manJack Clarke-1/24/2000
3488 <<Is language a bottom-up or top-down process?>> I would say that jbe-1/24/2000
3487 To me, it seems essential that we be "given" new words. They are reqJim S-1/24/2000
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