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Subject: language in context
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Date: 7 Apr 89 16:14:50 GMT
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Another contributor, sent me a message basically calling to my attention
the fact that an accusation which I made re: the use of a particular
lexical item in a recent posting was likely to be unwarranted.

In that regard:

Re: your observation re: semantics, I agree that I may have            
jumped to an unwarranted conclusion concerning certain lexical         
items occurring in otherwise completely fluent second language discourse.
i was overly nasty in pointing out the usage (for the tone, I apologize
as a matter of civility, IFF the usage cited was not intentionally as
i characterized it)  As in the case you cite re: 
your experience parmi les francais, these things should be pointed out.                                    

I suppose this all comes under the heading of a case in point for
 LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT !!!!