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   Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
   AH>  Both native speakers & people who are studying English   
   AH>  as a foreign language are confused when the "rules"   
   AH>  seem to have numerous "exceptions".  :-)   
      
   DM>  Are You native speaker, Ardith?   
      
      
              Yes, I am *a* native speaker of English.  :-)   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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