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Re: I dont see the post i just ... posted

From:Eric Christopherson <rakko@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 13, 2006, 5:33
On Dec 12, 2006, at 2:43 AM, Reilly Schlaier wrote:

> lol that sounds odd to me
Yeah, it can sound kind of odd to use a noun like "post" followed by the verb form of the same word. In cases like that I wish English had pro-verbs -- which would be like verbs but with meaning taken from surrounding context, the way pronouns take their meaning from the nouns mentioned (well, in the 3rd person at least). I suppose you could say "the post I just did", but sometimes that sounds awkward too. As for not seeing your post: give it some time. It can take a while.

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Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>