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Subject:Re: Author, the verb From:Buck & Tilly Buchanan <writer -at- DHC -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 29 May 1997 17:55:11 -0500
Daniel Wise wrote:
>
> Colleagues,
>
> Ack! Yuck! Phooey! No, damn it, WE haven't agreed that this abomination
> coined by some unnamed semiliterate journalistic jackass is close to proper
> English. But I am also sure that very few of you care two pins about my
> opinion and will go ahead and do what you want to. I know that is what I
> would do.
>
> But at least now I feel better.
I am absolutely thrilled to hear your opinion, Dan. And happy to know
that I'm not the only person on this list able to express himself!
Hooray for the non-PC.
Buck Buchanan
writer -at- dhc -dot- net
Arlington, TX
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