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Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Tuesday, February 25, 2003, 21:44
Joe scripsit:

> The standard greeting in British youth culture is 'alright?'. > It generally sounds like [O@i?], with a rising tone. I sometimes wonder how > (or if) Americans can understand us Brits having a conversation with each > other in allegro colloquial speech.
Well, I do work for a British company (Reuters), so with an occasional check of Moss I'm usually O.K. What I can't tell, of course, is when you are kidding. -- John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful. --The Hobbit

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