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Where have all the commas gone?	29 Jul 2009 21:55 GMT	1
A person posted: >> Where is your objection now -- or is it only against those >> thing with which you disagree? And a person replied:
Gender problem	29 Jul 2009 18:29 GMT	6
On BBC Radio 3 just now, Sean Rafferty talking of Edward Downs RIP: "He was a lovely man, and so was his wife." Signature Nick Spalding
"left permanently connected" or "permanently left connected"	28 Jul 2009 18:56 GMT	4
Is one of these more correct than the other? (1) "left permanently connected" (2) "permanently left connected" Am I right in thinking their difference is something to do with a split
Hi alt.usage.english	28 Jul 2009 17:24 GMT	40
Can you please let me know if I am a good writer? I want to self publish and make alot of money. Thanks. Below is some of my book which I am writing.
website - could use some advice on my English	28 Jul 2009 15:56 GMT	3
Hi there, I am a professional travel photographer from Holland. This autumn I'll publish my new photobook 'Hot' - about a 10.000 km 4WD-trip through the Australian outback. The website dedicated to the new book is now live:
After	28 Jul 2009 13:04 GMT	3
"Production needs of ANY kind are to be communicated before this term; no further requests will be taken under consideration after this term." Can I say "after" w/o "this term"? like: "Production needs of ANY kind are to be communicated before this term; no
...we will speech each bus....	28 Jul 2009 06:06 GMT	9
From a letter received yesterday (from a travel group supervisor): "[We] will be implementing a new check-in procedure.... Upon arrival at [destination] we will speech each bus on where and when check-in will take place."
Reachable on or reachable by?	28 Jul 2009 06:04 GMT	14
Should the sentence read " I am reachable on my cell phone" or "I am reachable by my cell phone" #1 seems right - when do you use #1 and when do you use #2
re: but that was it	28 Jul 2009 03:32 GMT	3
Let me ask a question about the meaning of "that was it" in the following sentences from a novel. Khamel had been trained to welcome death. He had been close to it many times, but never
the second half of the opening address	28 Jul 2009 03:17 GMT	2
I typed up the second half of the address for GFH and any other interested person. Any opinions or comments are welcome. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This conference will serve ...
seriously? NOT.	28 Jul 2009 00:14 GMT	8
foreclosed house http://www.ozini.com/?p=7072 God's punishment to women: http://www.ozini.com/?p=7076
"six pack abs"	27 Jul 2009 23:43 GMT	8
When I first heard the phrase "six pack abs" I thought of a bear (six pack) belly. It turned out to be the opposite. What is the origin of "six pack abs"?
Ping LFS - Plinther	27 Jul 2009 21:16 GMT	1
Did you see your old teacher? http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Tenacious Signature John Dean
Kill-shelter, what an oxymoron	27 Jul 2009 19:32 GMT	2
Kill-shelter, what an oxymoron! Signature Posters should say where they live, and for which area they are asking questions. I have lived in
Re: "Women Who Have Sex With Women"	27 Jul 2009 15:20 GMT	1
Vinny Burgoo <hlunnh@yahoo.co.uk> writes: >Which takes us back to where we started. Here's a debate in the >Canadian parliament about fears that bogus homosexuals are claiming >affirmative dental benefits: