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August 20th 03, 09:56 PM
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Whodunit?
Time to stand up and be counted.
Who burned the Reveil Matin restaurant in Montgiron down the other day? Probably an rbr vegetarian -- le vent a Dos Davey Crockett 
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August 21st 03, 09:57 PM
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Whodunit?
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Time to stand up and be counted. Who burned the Reveil Matin restaurant in Montgiron down the other day? Wow -- that's one of the worst split infinitives I've ever read! Probably an rbr vegetarian
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#3
August 22nd 03, 04:13 PM
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Whodunit?
"DiabloScott" wrote in message ... K. J. Papai wrote: message - le.rogers.com... Time to stand up and be counted. Who burned the Reveil Matin restaurant in Montgiron down the other day? Wow -- that's one of the worst split infinitives I've ever read! Probably an rbr vegetarian There is no split infinitive in either of those sentences. There is no valid English rule prohibiting split infinitives, it is quite acceptable to do so. Diablo Scott rbr vegetarian and grammar Nazi. You just ain't lookin in tha right dictionry. Right here in tha good ole Confederate dictionry is the verb, "to burn down," directly before "to burn up." Vol
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#4
August 24th 03, 08:24 AM
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Whodunit?
Voltaire wrote:
"DiabloScott" wrote in message news:3f45c0- hariot.net.au... K. J. Papai wrote: message - le.rogers.com... Time to stand up and be counted. Who burned the Reveil Matin restaurant in Montgiron down the other day? Wow -- that's one of the worst split infinitives I've ever read! Probably an rbr vegetarian There is no split infinitive in either of those sentences. There is no valid English rule prohibiting split infinitives, it is quite acceptable to do so. Diablo Scott rbr vegetarian and grammar Nazi. You just ain't lookin in tha right dictionry. Right here in tha good ole Confederate dictionry is the verb, "to burn down," directly before "to burn up." Vol Dear Vol: The phrase you quote is a split infinitive fer sure... and that's OK, but it wasn't included in the quote in the subject post. -- Check out my bike blog! http://diabloscott.blogspot.com Check out my bike blog! http://diabloscott.blogspot.com -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com
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