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Subject:Re: Inventing words From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 7 Jun 1996 17:04:09 -0800
On Fri, 7 Jun 1996 12:39:34 -0700, Randy Grandle wrote:=0D=0A=0D=0A>Sinc=
e we are inventing words, how about:=0D=0A>=0D=0A>o peopling; interfacin=
g with people or performing people skills:=0D=0A>=0D=0A>=E1=E1I'm 'peopl=
ing' with my project team to resolve this crisis, ASAP.=0D=0A>=0D=0A>=E1=
=E1Tomorrow's 'peopling' function will start promptly at 9 am.=0D=0A>=0D=
=0A>=E1=E1Jane pondered a 'peopling' approach to help Gary with his prob=
lem.=0D=0A=0D=0AI'll always remember Lucy's retort to Schroeder once in =
a Peanuts=0D=0Acartoon,=0D=0A"Really, Schroeder, sometimes your naivetin=
ess amazes me..." leaving=0D=0ASchroeder to ponder, "NAIVETINESS????"=0D=
=0A=0D=0ABTW, Randy... I assume the lowercase 'o' in front of the first=0D=
=0A'peopling' and the double accented-'a's in front of the subsequent=0D=
=0Athree lines are a function of your mailer attempting to embed bullets=
? =0D=0ADidn't come out very well on this end.=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A Y=
our friend and mine,=0D=0A Matt=0D=0A ----------------------------------=
------------------------------------------=0D=0A "Maybe all I need, besi=
des my pills and surgery,=0D=0A is a new metaphor for... reality." -- Q=
ueensryche=0D=0A=0D=0A Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflec=
t those of Next Level=0D=0A Productions, or anyone else of sound mind =
from this planet or dimension!=0D=0A
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