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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.nlang
Subject: Re: Grammar and Spelling on the Net
Message-ID: <407@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 22-Feb-86 14:37:06 EST
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Posted: Sat Feb 22 14:37:06 1986
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Summary: Glass Housing

In article <11949@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, albert@kim.berkeley.edu.BERKELEY.EDU (Anthony &) writes:
> >In article <33100034@ISM780.UUCP> dianeh@ISM780.UUCP writes:
> >>any validity their statements might otherwise have. I suppose one of the
>                ^^^^^ ?!?
> >>one another. If a person can't take the time to learn their own language,
>                                                         ^^^^^
> I am reminded of a parable which mentions stones and glass houses.
> 				Anthony Albert

The marked words are perfectly correct as used.  Would you perhaps have
preferred "they're" [they are] or "there" [where?] ...

"Spell" is a nice tool but incomplete.  "Gram" anyone?

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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