Re: pet peeves

Subject: Re: pet peeves
From: Ram Bone <jendicot -at- NYX -dot- CS -dot- DU -dot- EDU>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 1994 08:25:15 -0600

One of my favorite is "there is" or "there are." Unless the sentence is
intended to focus on the actual *existence* of something (rather than the
thing itself) I consider these words verbal baggage.

John Endicott
jendicot -at- nyx -dot- cs -dot- du -dot- edu


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