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From: peter@puff.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Is English decaying rapidly?
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 16:52:03 EDT
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> Am I getting more sensitive, or is the English language, as used, becoming
> less logical?
 
> Similarly, why do more and more people make statements about all cases when
> their clear intention is to discuss exceptions?  "Not available in all
> areas" does decode into "available nowhere", doesn't it?

Agreed that people do know less about using English logically, but "available
nowhere" would be "Not available in any area".  "Not available in all areas"
would mean implies there are some areas where this is available but not all.

									Just to straighten the record,
										Pete