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|    Anton Shepelev to Dallas Hinton    |
|    Take leave on sb    |
|    29 Jan 23 13:12:32    |
   
   MSGID: 2:221/6.0 63d6549e   
   REPLY: 1:153/7715.0 3d16fc10   
   PID: SmapiNNTPd/Linux/IPv6 1.3 20230127   
   EID: Sylpheed 3.7.0 (GTK+ 2.24.30; i686-pc-mingw32).   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   TZUTC: 0200   
   BBSID: KCO   
   TID: hpt/lnx 1.9 2023-01-07   
   Dallas Hinton:   
      
   DH> I don't think I can agree with you, Anton. There's   
   DH> nothing in either statement to suggest consent. "Took   
   DH> my leave" does imply, imo, communicating with the   
   DH> group/person ("goodbye, see you later") while the first   
   DH> form implies only that the person left.   
      
   You are right, Dallas. One can take one's leave even no one   
   is willing to give it!   
      
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