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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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