Re: Semantics of "to be"

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From: ZORBA THE GEEK
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1992 21:29

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In article <15892@mindlink.bc.ca>, Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Barclay) writes...

>seems to me that instead of eliminating "To Be" we might add new variations
>which give grades of exclusivity.
> 
> 
>"To Be" -- 'to have the attribute of'
>"To Ba" -- 'attributed to the set of'
>"To Bu" -- 'to exist in the state of'
> 
>--
>Alan Barclay
> 

Are you serious or is this some kind of joke? How long do you think it will
take before 'they' add these words to the spell checking dictionaries?


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