Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!seismo!brl-tgr!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: net.puzzle Subject: Re: It is not Message-ID: <2461@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 08:51:53 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.2461 Posted: Sat Oct 26 08:51:53 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 07:58:42 EST References: <7466@watdaisy.UUCP> <318@mhuxh.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 9 >: how many ways can you write "it is not" (in English) using > different contractions, slang, etc > David Tanguay Good grief, there are an infinite number. E.g., "it ain't not even never' (Yes, I have heard this used in conversation, with the stress on "never"). Is there any point to a puzzle with no well-determined answer?