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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!tulane!uflorida!elm.circa.ufl.edu!djohns
  2. From: djohns@elm.circa.ufl.edu (David A. Johns)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Re: Radical feminists
  5. Message-ID: <38098@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>
  6. Date: 31 Dec 92 10:33:11 GMT
  7. References: <1992Dec22.030111.25846@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <725097282snx@sloth.equinox.gen.nz> <BzqtAq.KB9@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
  8. Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu
  9. Organization: University of Florida, Gainesville
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  13. In article <BzqtAq.KB9@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:
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  15. #          I think "persons" indicates a small group of people,
  16. # whereas people encompasses everyone. I think the word "people" is
  17. # more popular, though.
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  19. Yes, yes, but what does the queen think?
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  21. I suppose she's a bit too busy to ask this time of year.
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  23. David Johns
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