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  2. From: henken@ocf.berkeley.edu (Matthew J. Henken)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.peeves
  4. Subject: Re: Word peeve
  5. Date: 29 Dec 1992 06:21:06 GMT
  6. Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
  7. Lines: 19
  8. Message-ID: <1hoqoiINN5b5@agate.berkeley.edu>
  9. References: <9212272149.AA27366@saffron.eedsp.gatech.edu.gatech.edu> <1hoe8fINN3k3@agate.berkeley.edu>
  10. NNTP-Posting-Host: headcrash.berkeley.edu
  11.  
  12. In article <9212272149.AA27366@saffron.eedsp.gatech.edu.gatech.edu> eedsp!bill@gatech.UUCP writes:
  13.  
  14. >Why is it so vogue to say "persons" when using "people" would work?
  15.  
  16. It all started with Leonard Nimoy's introduction of "In Search Of" as
  17. dealing with (among others) the mystery of "missing persons."  I think
  18. they showed a picture of Amelia Earwig.
  19.  
  20. ObPeeve:  People who crowd you in music or book stores.  I detest being crowded
  21.       enough to allow these annoyances to drive me away from wherever
  22.       I am, with the intent of returning later.  But it's like trying
  23.       to get a piece of tape off your fingers.  They follow you around
  24.       (or sometimes switch off with their partners-in-annoyance) until
  25.       you are driven out entirely.  AGH!
  26.  
  27.  
  28. Matthew J. Henken :-{<"You'll know you're far enough away when you're out of
  29.                phlegm range.">]
  30. henken@ocf.berkeley.edu
  31.