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From: elp94116@srv0.law.ed.ac.uk (David Stockley)
Subject: Re: Argh! (Was Wit, Wisdom...)
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In article <3vk89a$6lu@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>,
   scriptu@cats.ucsc.edu (Daniel D Scripture) wrote:


>I and all my ancestors were speakers of English, ever since there has
>been anything to call English.  I am therefore an excellent informant
>for English.  I say, and on occasion, write "off of," depending on
>social circumstances having to do with contextual requirements for
>differing levels of formality.  THEREFORE, "off of" is perfectly good
>English.  End of story, end of thread, I hope.
>

Please, please, please, please tell me that this paragraph is meant to 
be ironic: "excellent informant for English", "contextual 
requirements...????" What is it about Americans that causes them to 
hate the language so much? Is it the language's name, shall we find 
some alternative that doesn't mention a country, what about gibberish??

Dave

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	The University of Edinburgh
