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Re: Nitpicking
Depends on what your defintion of "is" is...
At 07:41 AM 1/21/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Yes, I'm sure we could gone on and on . . . how about
><underline>can</underline> and <underline>may</underline>: can implies
>ability whereas may is for permission.
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>Alan
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>>Right you are... but don't forget that 'effect' is also a verb when
>used in an example like, "to effect a change." Yes, I'm also a
>nitpicker. Don't put me in a room where the presenter uses 'insure' or
>'assure' when he means 'ensure' !
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>>Honorary Member, Nitpickers Anonymous ;-)
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>>Scott
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