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   Denis Mosko to Ardith Hinton   
   Re: PandaSwitch   
   08 Sep 20 16:07:26   
   
   REPLY: 1:153/716.0 ec05cef0   
   MSGID: 2:5064/54.1315 5f57744c   
   PID: GED+W32 1.1.5-b20120519   
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   TZUTC: 0400   
   TID: hpt/w32-mgw 1.4.0-sta 30-03-12   
      Привет, Ardith!   
      
       Ответ на сообщение Ardith Hinton (1:153/716) к Denis Mosko, написанное 16   
   май 20 в 17:32:   
    DM>>  Eats shoots and leaves.'   
    DM>>  Or eats, shoots and leaves (?)   
    AH>           I don't know what was in the sandwich.  Could alfalfa   
    AH> sprouts or bean sprouts legitimately be regarded as "shoots"?  Hmm....   
    AH> :-)   
    AH>           This is a wonderful example of how punctuation may confuse   
    AH> or clarify the author's meaning... and to those among us who have not   
    AH> yet had the pleasure of reading it I'd highly recommend Lynne Truss's   
    AH> book EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES.   
    AH>           According to WIKI this book is dedicated to the Bolshevik   
    AH> printers of St. Petersburg who demanded they be paid the same rate for   
    AH> punctuation marks as for letters.  AFAIK both require the same amount   
    AH> of time & effort... [chuckle].   
   Time > than effort or   
   Effort > than time?   
      
   ... Respect,S.K. [*Elite* from Z80 to PC] [FAR 3.0] [e-Ink]   
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