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From: kort@hounx.UUCP (B.KORT)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: English decaying
Message-ID: <393@hounx.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 09:15:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 14 09:15:10 1985
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According to the local weatherman, it is not merely
raining; rather there is thunderstorm activity in
the area.  When the airline agent wants to usher
the last few passengers aboard, he/she advises that
the flight is in the final boarding process.  I guess
these phrases add a certain flair to the langauge.
In English Composition, we were warned to avoid triteness.