Free Metro service on Oct 13 and 14

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From: William
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 12:33

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8309-2001Oct4.html

&#8220;One of the most far-reaching promotions is a decision by Metro
to offer free fares on all its trains, buses and transportation
services for the disabled on the weekend of Oct. 13 and 14.&#8221;

So, are the free fares available just for the disabled? A serial comma
wouldn&#8217;t really help here either. I&#8217;m assuming this is for
all customers, and not just the disabled. Another ambiguous sentence
from the people who brought you the classic headline, &#8220;DC
Investigates Retarded Agency,&#8221; imply the agency itself was
retarded.

Maybe they should have said, &#8220;Metro will offer free train, bus,
and disabled transportation services on Oct. 13 and 14.&#8221; But
then they wouldn&#8217;t have a nice, confusing 34 word sentence.

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From: William_Garner2@excite.com (William)
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Subject: Free Metro service on Oct 13 and 14
Date: 5 Oct 2001 05:33:30 -0700
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