Re: What's In a Word/

["Lin Sims" <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>]

"One kopek? Last week you gave me two kopeks!"

"I had a bad week!"

"So? If you had a bad week, why should I suffer?"

Let's all hope none of us have to go through that!

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:31 PM,  <quills -at- airmail -dot- net> wrote:
> "Brother can you spare a dime?"
>
> With the layoffs coming round, it seems so relevant.
>
> Scott
>
> At 9:08 AM -0800 12/4/08, Guy K. Haas wrote:
>>Indeed.  Context is important!
>>
>>--Guy K. Haas
>>    Software Exegete in Silicon Valley
>>
>>
>>Dossy Shiobara wrote:
>>>  Dan Goldstein wrote:
>>>>  Are there a lot of non-native speakers at your office? In a stressful
>>>>  situation, would they respond more rapidly to the word "Escape" than the
>>>>  word "Evacuation"?
>>>
>>>  Good point.  What would you document in an "Evacuation Plan" posted on
>>  > the lavatory wall?
>>>
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