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SI Grammar and Spelling Lab

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3561	Yep.....	Neocon	-	2/10/2000
3560	I also qualify, but cannot get my diploma printed. Darn!	Neocon	-	2/10/2000
3559	Very well done, I guess that makes you a sergeant or something. I passed too (o	Biggie Smalls	-	2/10/2000
3558	Yes, indeed, I did!	Edwarda	-	2/10/2000
3557	ah, but did you pass ALL THREE? theatlantic.com theatlantic.com theatlantic.co	Biggie Smalls	-	2/10/2000
3556	I passed too. Whew! Imagine how dreadful failure would have been. <GGG>	Edwarda	-	2/10/2000
3555	I passed, too, but the test was on "Mistaken Identity." I have a goo	Ilaine	-	2/9/2000
3554	Here is a fun link. I can't remember where we are putting these links, so	Ilaine	-	2/9/2000
3553	Oh, I passed! I passed! I'm a full-fledged Word Police Officer! I'm	jbe	-	2/1/2000
3552	thought that some of you might enjoy this: theatlantic.com	Biggie Smalls	-	2/1/2000
3551	Charley, I blush to admit I have never read "The American Language."	jbe	-	1/27/2000
3550	Thanks (I think) for the elucidation on the origin of poppycock. Bunkum was on	Tom Clarke	-	1/26/2000
3549	Et ux means "and wife."	Ilaine	-	1/26/2000
3548	<i>Et al</i> also appears in real estate transactions when recordin	David C. Burns	-	1/26/2000
3547	"Et al." is used in the names of lawsuits that have multiple parties,	Ilaine	-	1/26/2000
3546	Joan, thanks for the grammer lesson. Atleast I did remember correctly that the	d:oug	-	1/26/2000
3545	Joan: <b>Touché!</b> (Sorry if the accent aigu comes out look	Jack Clarke	-	1/26/2000
3544	Kelly: I think you meant to address your post to jbe, but I'll try to answ	Jack Clarke	-	1/26/2000
3543	Yes, Jack, I really did mean to say "and etc.", but I meant to expand	jbe	-	1/26/2000
3542	Three questions: <b>Assure, Ensure, and Insure</b> The example you	Kelly Sheppard	-	1/26/2000
3541	Joan: I have more respect for you in the field of grammar than anyone else I k	Jack Clarke	-	1/26/2000
3540	it appears that I am ... of course, who really likes those terms -- they are ve	yard_man	-	1/26/2000
3539	Many use insure when they really mean ensure ... I should get out the dictiona	yard_man	-	1/26/2000
3538	**OT** O.K., I know where it is now. No problem. If I get there, I'l	Edwarda	-	1/26/2000
3537	<OT> Maybe we need to start a food thread! Rhubarb by itself is very di	The Philosopher	-	1/26/2000

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