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SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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3661Lately I've been better at word analysis. :-/Tom Clarke-9/1/2000
3660<i>I could go on, but I am gaga from pain pills the dentist gave me, and tThe Philosopher-8/29/2000
3659<i>Actually, I'm not positive. Just taking a shot at sounding wise.<The Philosopher-8/29/2000
3658<i>It's never proper to use affective. It isn't a word.</i> The Philosopher-8/29/2000
3657Hi Joan! That was great! And the scary part is I actually think I understand igreenspirit-8/29/2000
3656Hi, Mike! Long time, no see. Unfortunately, there is no <i>easy</i>jbe-8/29/2000
3655i know what you mean. i'm a packrat and after 8 years my bookmarks are a bitBiggie Smalls-8/29/2000
3654Suppose I could. But think of all the typing I wouldn't have to do. Know whaTom Clarke-8/29/2000
3653you can't just remember it? ;)Biggie Smalls-8/29/2000
3652Think I'll bookmark that url. :)Tom Clarke-8/29/2000
3651Actually, I'm not positive. Just taking a shot at sounding wise. My intuitioTom Clarke-8/29/2000
3650um... dictionary.com af·fec·tive (-fktv) adj. 1. Psychology. InflueBiggie Smalls-8/29/2000
3649No kidding! Duh...don't I feel silly....:) (escuse the red face)greenspirit-8/28/2000
3648It's never proper to use affective. It isn't a word.Tom Clarke-8/28/2000
3647Joan, oh great wizard of the written word, can we talk..... Effective Affectivgreenspirit-8/28/2000
3646There is an amusing redundancy which has saturated common usage: 'I was thinStan-8/19/2000
3645Christopher, In the King James version of the Bible, the word "whence&quoStan-8/19/2000
3644<i>Maybe this explains some of the confusion.</i> Yes, but I reservThomas M.-8/15/2000
3643Thomas: RE: expecting people to pronounce "compt" the same as "cJack Clarke-8/15/2000
3642Same way I can live with myself expecting people to pronounce ghoti as fish. IfThe Philosopher-8/8/2000
3641Arrgh! All you comptrollers are part of a conspiracy! How did you live with yoThomas M.-8/8/2000
3640There are a lot of ickier words, IMO. Perhaps a good contest here would be to cThe Philosopher-8/8/2000
3639The word "comptroller" really should be eliminated from the English laThomas M.-8/6/2000
3638An update on the project to memorialize Edwarda: Subject 36477Neocon-8/2/2000
3637Another grammar question: From National Review: "It is alleged ... that fThe Philosopher-7/22/2000
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