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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: literacy
Message-ID: <9700108@uiucdcs>
Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 16:35:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  6 16:35:00 1985
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> Scott McEwan (mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU), in his message <9700105@uiucdcs>,
> writes:
> 
>> The two(2) that really bug me are "to" instead of "too" or "two", and
>> "loose" where "lose" is intended. It seems I see the wrong words much
>				     -----------------------------------
>> more often then I see the right ones used on the net.
>  ---------- ^^^^ ------------------------------------
> 
> Indeed. ;-}

for (i=0; i<100; i++) {
	write_on_blackboard ("I will proofread SEVERAL times before posting a spelling flame.\n");
}

Yes, I do know the difference between "than" and "then".

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"