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Subject:RE: In love with a word From:"Nuckols, Kenneth M" <Kenneth -dot- Nuckols -at- mybrighthouse -dot- com> To:"Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>, "John Posada" <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:10:00 -0500
Bill Swallow said...
>
> No. That's just inconceivable. ;-)
>
> On 1/4/06, John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> > I just inherited some content from a previous writer. I'd never seen
> > a situation where a writer seemed to be in love with a word,
> > especially when it is an inappropriate word (or at least an
> > inappropriate use of the word). The word? I'll let you pick it out
> > from the following sample (copied directly, and I'm not referring to
> > any misspelling)):
> > "...editor at the location of the typing
> > cursor whilst maintainging any..."
> > He used it as often as possible, to the point of being obvious.
> > Do you have anyone like that?
>
Thanks, Bill...
That's the fourth "Princess Bride" reference I've run across today.
I really wish they would all just go away.
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