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   Anton Shepelev to Mike Powell   
   New Year's Day.   
   01 Feb 21 22:45:18   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/6.0 60186856   
   REPLY: 1496.englisht@1:2320/105 247c424a   
   PID: SmapiNNTPd/Linux/IPv6 1.3 20201225   
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   TZUTC: 0200   
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   Mike Powell:   
      
   MP> Maybe  it  is  a regionalism, but "grin" is most used in   
   MP> this part of the US without negative  connotation  as  a   
   MP> synonym to "smile."   
      
   I cannot confirm it from the English literature that I read.   
      
   MP> I  would  agree grin is a word that requires context, as   
   MP> does smile.   
      
   True.   
      
   MP> Thank you, I will give it a listen!   
      
   One may give a song a listen, a picture a look, an advice  a   
   try, a film a watch, a book a read, an idea a think or two.   
      
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