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   Anton Shepelev to Mike Powell   
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   28 Jul 19 13:47:34   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/360.0 5d3d7d42   
   REPLY: 654.englisht@1:2320/105 21a225e1   
   PID: JamNNTPd/Cygwin32 1.3 20190208   
   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   TZUTC: 0300   
   TID: hpt/w32-mvc 1.9.0-cur 2019-01-08   
   Mike Powell to Alexander Koryagin:   
      
   AK>> "The  pair  may  have been helped by a civilian who did   
   AK>> not recognise them to leave the area".   
      
   MP> It is very oddly worded.  It would make more sense as:   
   MP>   
   MP> "The pair may have been helped by a  civilian,  who  did   
   MP> not recognise them, to leave the area."  (OK)   
      
   I  agree  that  the  lack  of commas is confusing, but there   
   presense is even worse, for it turns  a  restrictive  clause   
   into a parenthetical one.   
      
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