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Re: Midol Moment or National Tragedy? You decide...
Subject:Re: Midol Moment or National Tragedy? You decide... From:"Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- lynx -dot- dac -dot- neu -dot- edu> To:"George Hinman" <techwriter -at- my-deja -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 13 Nov 1999 10:40:44 -0500
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From: George Hinman <techwriter -at- my-deja -dot- com>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Saturday, November 13, 1999 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: Midol Moment or National Tragedy? You decide...
> I don't understand this post. Bad grammar is related to a babysitter's
selection of reading material? Can someone explain this?
>
His point was that informal, oral usage does not establish accepted usage.
