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> I remember studying General Semantics (Caps and all!) in college...and
> applying it, much to the annoyance of my classmates. They would ask, "What
> does your watch say?" and I would reply, "Tick, tick, tick!"
Ah, yes, but if they had asked, "What time is it?", the E-Prime folks
would have corrected them. And, had they asked, "Do you have the
time?", your reply most likely would have been, "For what?" ;-) So,
how do you get around that one??
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Heather,
Try this: Please tell me the current local time.
Better yet, wear a watch.
David Oberstadt Santa Teresa Lab
daveo -at- vnet -dot- ibm -dot- com San Jose, California
