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|    Dallas Hinton to Anton Shepelev    |
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|    28 Jun 20 05:44:21    |
      MSGID: 1:153/7715.0 ef890c70       REPLY: 2:221/6.0 5ef87150       CHRS: IBMPC 2       Hi Anton -- on Jun 28 2020 at 13:30, you wrote:               >> Here's one for the non-native English Speakers:        >>        >> Discuss the difference between "Its getting colder" and "Its        >> getting cooler". For bonus marks, discuss the difference between        >> "Its getting..." and "It's getting...."              AS> I noticed the confused participle without the hint. You ought to       AS> have reserved it as a surprise for the first responder who missed       AS> the misssing apostrophe:              Yes, but there's more in that question! :-)                            Cheers... Dallas              --- timEd/NT 1.30+        * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)       SEEN-BY: 1/120 123 18/0 90/1 116/116 120/340 601 123/0 25 50 131 150       SEEN-BY: 123/170 755 135/300 138/146 153/250 757 7715 154/10 30 40       SEEN-BY: 154/50 700 203/0 2 124 221/1 6 360 226/30 227/114 702 229/101       SEEN-BY: 229/424 426 664 1014 230/0 240/1120 1634 2100 5138 5832 5853       SEEN-BY: 240/8001 8002 8005 249/206 317 261/38 280/5003 5006 313/41       SEEN-BY: 317/3 320/219 322/757 335/364 342/200 382/147 423/81 640/1384       SEEN-BY: 2454/119 3634/0 12 15 27 50       PATH: 153/7715 3634/12 154/10 203/0 221/1 280/5003 240/1120 5832       PATH: 229/426           |
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