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Subject:Re: Avoiding the Secretary Syndrome From:Jeanne F Fullerton <jf44+ -at- ANDREW -dot- CMU -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 29 Apr 1993 13:25:50 -0400
>I think I earned their respect by showing them
>what I was--a damned good writer.
Hey everybody,
Please don't flame me for my previous comment on the above sentence! I
grew up with the assumption that "damned" = condemned to hell, and that
"damn" = a superlative or a swear word. I just checked a dictionary and
therefore, I apologize. Just goes to show there's always room for
learning.
