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   Ardith Hinton to alexander koryagin   
   Such/Fuel... 3.   
   28 Jun 16 05:01:28   
   
   Hi yet again, Alexander!  This is another continuation of a previous reply:   
      
   ak>   What a honey!  Never tested anything like that!   
      
      
              Dallas's reaction here was the same as mine... are you referring to   
   (e.g.) a certain type of food produced by apis mellifera or to (e.g.) a nubile   
   and/or beloved homo sapiens, who is probably also of the feminine gender?  :-Q   
      
      
      
   ak>   Is it correct?  Probably such omitions are used in   
   ak>   informal speech.   
      
      
              No doubt they would pass muster on the local rock station or at the   
   neighbourhood pub, but I don't imagine the latter is quite what you meant.  In   
   informal speech many things may be allowed which I wouldn't touch with a barge   
   pole lest I be misunderstood.  As a Canadian, I understand & accept that other   
   folks make different choices.  I'm also aware, however, that certain words may   
   have more than one meaning... and the writer may not realize that folks on the   
   other side of the ocean (or the other side of the mountains, or the other side   
   of the railway tracks) interpret them differently.  While a good dictionary is   
   an asset here, few people will bother to read it if they think they know.  :-)   
      
              Anyway, I see you're equating "such a" with "what a"... but I agree   
   that the same principle seems to apply in both cases.  More examples:  "what a   
   mess", "such a clatter", "such a love".  Detailed citation on request....  ;-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)   

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