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  4. From: nadeau@bnr.ca (Rheal Nadeau)
  5. Subject: Re: Frosh (was Re: Sexist language (was...
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec22.003854.24633@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
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  8. Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa
  9. References: <BzL601.LLr@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <1992Dec21.043452.6843@cdf.toronto.edu> <BzMsCF.E6q@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
  10. Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 00:38:54 GMT
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  13. In article <BzMsCF.E6q@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:
  14. >In article <1992Dec21.043452.6843@cdf.toronto.edu> g9rwaigh@cdf.toronto.edu (Rosemary Waigh) writes:
  15. >>In article <BzL601.LLr@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:
  16. >>>>
  17. >>>Aha! The "unambiguous" writer caught red-handed! 
  18. >>Um, I don't think I have ever claimed that natural language was unambiguous;
  19. >>I think you have me confused with someone else.
  20. >>
  21. >
  22. >But you *did* claim that you try to write unambiguously whenever possible.
  23. >Don't deny that. And here I have very clearly shown that you don't
  24. >practise what you preach.
  25.  
  26. I don't remember Rosemary saying that - maybe you've got her confused with
  27. me?  I assure you, we don't look very much alike (right, Ro?).
  28.  
  29. Anyway, note the word "try".  Check your English English dictionary,
  30. Mandar - "try" isn't the same as "do".  (Except, of course, for Yoda.)
  31.  
  32.        The Rhealist - nadeau@bnr.ca - Speaking only for myself
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