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Subject:Re: techwr-l digest: October 30, 1999 From:NOVLThorn -at- aol -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Sun, 31 Oct 1999 04:46:34 EST
In a message dated 10/30/99 11:01:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com writes:
>
> From: Ed Gregory <edgregory -at- home -dot- com>
> Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 01:00:07 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 5
>
> I've been to some celebrations that I wish had never ended. I've attended
> some events that didn't end soon enough.
>
> Is this what you meant?
>
> At 10:13 AM 10/29/99 -0400, Pumphrey, Steven M. wrote:
> >Generally speaking, would you say something labeled as an "event" or
> >"celebration" would have an identifiably starting and ending point?
>
I see an event as having a clear begining and end, but there is no limit to
celebration.
