On 05 Jun 06  17:51:35, Andrei Svelokuzov got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: Hi, all   
      
    AS>> Vodka? I never liked it. Good vines are way more tasty. Without    
    AS>> salt.   
    DC> I think you mean "wines" or "fruit of the vines".   :)     
      
    AS> Wines, precisely correct :)    
    AS> Btw, I often see your posts addressed to native Russian speakers in   
    AS> English_Tutor echo.    
      
   That's partially why I was able to parse out the above!     
      
      
      
    DC>> In fact, I never use any encyclopedia as a primary    
    DC>> source.     
    AS>> What do you prefer as the one?   
    DC> In general, your research is being done to affirm or refute    
    DC> a particular position.     
      
    AS> Or quickly get an idea when no personal attitude is involved :)   
      
   Dictionaries work well for that.     
      
      
    AS> I usually try search robots, say, Google, as a first approach though   
    AS> internet sources may be not reliable at all. In most cases I don't   
    AS> have to dig any further.    
      
   I've seen some strange results on the I-net.  The results are    
   skewed based on the popularity of a particular site.  The truth    
   isn't decided by an open poll.     
      
      
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