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From: ljdickey@watmath.UUCP
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Subject: Re FLOW | FLAW charts z1 z2
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Date: Wed, 14-Sep-83 10:44:04 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 14 10:44:04 1983
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Here is a good example of misunderstanding sarcasm in writing.
One can sometimes do it with the spoken word and the listener
may understand.  The net convention of  " :-) " sometimes
helps our printed communication.   Too bad there is not a
generally accepted convention outside the net.

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  Lee Dickey, University of Waterloo.  (ljdickey@watmath.UUCP)
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