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Re: Alphabetical Order

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From: andrew
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1985 20:28
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In article <9065@ritcv.UUCP> you write:
>In article <797@inset.UUCP> mikeb@inset.UUCP (Mike Banahan) writes:
>>PROPSITION: Americans, in the large, not only cannot speak English,
>>	they can't even *understand* it.
>
>Hey, we speak english great.  It's british we have trouble with...
>
>At least we know what diapers and bisquits are...   8-)

I assure you that the British are well aware of the plurals for a linen
or cotton napkin for infants, and unglazed white porcelain respectively;
or are you perhaps an architect, and using diaper in the technical sense?

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
-- 
Regards,
	Andrew Macpherson.	<andrew@stc.UUCP>
	{aivru,creed,datlog,iclbra,iclkid,idec,inset,root44,stl,ukc}!stc!andrew
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Subject: Re: Alphabetical Order
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Date: Mon, 25-Nov-85 15:28:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 25 15:28:40 1985
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