Subject: s - > np + np

the discussion of s - > np + np reminds me that some years ago i read , in a source now forgotten , a critique of some newsmagazines ' unique tendencies in writing style , most of which the writer found overly " cute " . one item was tersely put down as follows : " time 's favorite : the colon . " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lee hartman ga5123 @ siucvmb . bitnet department of foreign languages southern illinois university carbondale , il 62901 u . s . a .
