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Subject:Grammar problem From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Sat, 12 Nov 1994 01:07:15 -0800
>Version #1 ... **these** sufferings.
>Version #2 ... **those** sufferings.
I suspect that it's not a grammar problem but rather more grist for the
"regionalisms" thread. When I first came to California, I was shocked to
hear people saying "this" where I expected to hear "that," as in "this is
true." ...RM
Richard Mateosian Technical Writer in Berkeley CA srm -at- c2 -dot- org
