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Article #445Re: Dutch has a death sentence
From: Michael Moreno
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 00:00
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In article <4t9fsa$813@kermit.comland.com>, fractal@comland.com says...
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>Why, pratel, don't you know how to write "pray tell"?
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>I see this stuff all over Usenet...these 'technopropisms', like "For
>all intensive purposes" and "This is a phallacy" are unbelievable.
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>The worst part is, a good chunk of them come from .edu sites.
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>Sigh.
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>Robert Standefer
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I thought that I was the only one to notice that!!! Here's one:
I asked someone to spell 'beck and call' and here's what I got:
beckoncal
When asked what that was supposed to mean the response was:
I dunno, you know, like "he's at your beckoncal..."
Hooked On Phonics has really done a number on the English language.
Mike
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