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Subject:Re[2]: TIEBREAKER NEEDED: What do you call this? From:"Arlen P. Walker" <Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 20 Jul 1995 08:31:00 -0600
I'd call it a contraction, apostrophe be d**ned.
(but waddo I know!)
I'll agree with the caller who said it was jargon.
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 124
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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