Re: The Truth or Dare Poll

[arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com]

Thanks for filling us in, Dick! It's good to know that my mom is 
younger than you (but only slightly).  :P

And when I was in the sixth grade they didn't discuss grammar or usage; 
if you could not using proper grammar by that point you were rediculed 
by snobby perfectionist peers. Yes, I attended a preppy private school 
(that's public school for you Brits).

I should have my grandfather join this list... he'd make EVERYONE look 
like spring chickens. (OK, maybe one or two of you are his age... but I 
wouldn't put money on it!) And he'd tell us what tech writing was like 
in the WWII era. Uphill. In the snow. Both ways.

Of course, he's still on dial-up with unreliable email access. Go 
figure.  ;)

This has been fun! Thanks again.

:)
Arroxane

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:34:55 -0500
Subject: The Truth or Dare Poll (for the record, now that everyone has 
had their fun...)

  First, congratulations to all. From the poll results curve, it 
appears that most people guessed correctly their age with respect to 
mine. And it is also clear that my initial assertion was correct: When 
I was in sixth grade, most of you were not yet born.

 Second, the question I asked that started all of this silliness has 
still not been answered. I asked...

 But while we're on the subject, when I was in sixth grade (long before 
most of you were born), I learned that when you borrow money you "make" 
a loan and the banker "takes" a loan. I wonder if those of you in the 
banking industry still use the words that way or if that usage is now 
totally obsolete. 
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