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Subject:Re: What the listowner says... From:Stephen Victor <svictor -at- LGC -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 20 Aug 1996 08:55:30 -0500
Rebecca Phillips wrote:
> Does anybody use a possessive with a gerund anymore? Does anybody know what I am talking about or why I attached this question to this particular message?
Yes, I know exactly why you did it, and I appreciate your doing so. As
to the first question, the usage seems to be dying out.
Regards,
Steve
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Landmark Graphics Corporation svictor -at- compassnet -dot- com
15150 Memorial Drive http://www.compassnet.com/~svictor
Houston, TX 77079 USA De gustibus non disputandum est
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