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   Roger Nelson to Roy Witt   
   Earth or the Earth   
   27 Jun 12 07:38:06   
   
   On Mon Sep-26-1994 15:06, Roy Witt (1:387/22) wrote to mark lewis:   
      
    RW> 24 Jun 12 19:24, mark lewis wrote to Roy Witt:   
      
    ak>>> [...In reality, women use Chanel perfume to attract men. And men's   
    ak>>> cheap cologne attracts women]   
      
    RW>>> ...Women use Chanel perfume to attract, while women succumb to   
    RW>>> ...cheap men's cologne.   
      
    ml>> "cheap men" or "cheap cologne"?   
      
    RW>> "men's" implys ownership...   
      
    ml> yes and "cheap" can be a modifier of "men" or "cologne"...   
      
    RW> In this case, because the (') implies ownership, cheap doesn't   
    RW> modify men's, it modifys cologne. How about; 'expensive men's   
    RW> cologne'    
      
    RW> Are men expensive or is the cologne expensive?   
      
    RW> He bought some expensive men's cologne!   
      
    ml>> Women use Chanel to attract but succumb to men's cheap cologne.   
      
    RW>> Both your and my versions are correct...    
    RW>> [...]   
      
   You're both wrong.  Men are high-maintenance.  (-:   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: NCS BBS - Houma, LA - (1:3828/7)   

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