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Subject: [OM] Re: USA Southwest
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:20:33 -0500
Chris, I wasn't aware of "may/might" abuses. May we have some examples?
Should I send the children to another room? ;o)
 ScottGee1

 On 10/31/05, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> I have no problem with regional variations, they add to the richness
> of the language. I do have a problem with cr*p education systems ...
>
> ... wherever they have flourished ;-) Systems that have failed to
> teach the basics of our language(s) so that we can spot where we are
> going wrong, or right.
>
> I can't bear "comprise of", or "may" where it should clearly be "might".
>
> Chris
> ~~ >-)-
> C M I Barker
> Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
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>
> On 31 Oct 2005, at 09:35, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> > No, it's about variants which are accepted variably and that is a
> > grammar problem I suspect.
> > I'm so glad that you're prepared to accept your regional
> > imperfections. :)
> > AndrewF
> >
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