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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       CHRS: CP437 2       TZUTC: 0200       TID: hpt/lnx 1.9.0-cur 2020-11-09       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.              ---         * Origin: nntp://news.fidonet.fi (2:221/6.0)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 129/305 203/0 221/1 6 360       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 664 1016 1017 240/1120       SEEN-BY: 240/1634 1895 2100 5138 5411 5832 5853 8001 8002 8005 249/206       SEEN-BY: 249/317 261/38 280/5003 5006 313/41 317/3 320/219 322/757       SEEN-BY: 335/364 342/200 371/52 382/147 423/81 2454/119 4500/1 5020/1042       PATH: 221/6 1 280/5003 240/1120 5832 229/426           |
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