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Subject:Re: Get a Life! From:Marilyn Heinzel <mheinzel -at- SUBZERO -dot- WINTERNET -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 13 Apr 1995 19:44:30 -0500
In this case we learned a great deal about GEOFF in addition to learning
about the dynamics of language. All things considered, I'll take language
every time.
On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Marguerite Krupp wrote:
> Cool your jets, Geoff! The discussion is as valid as the verb. Once
> upon a time, I would have agreed with you, but I've learned that once
> in a while, I learn something from these threads...if not about
> langauge, then about people. So I hope you'll hang in there with us and
> cool the flames.
> As others have pointed out, the list exists to encourage discussion.
> If you aren't interested in a thread, there's always the delete key.