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   From: throopw@sheol.org   
      
   ::: It?s almost as big a giveaway of either age or pedantry as the   
   ::: reaction ?What, we?re going to bounce??  in response to ?We?ll be on   
   ::: the ground momentarily?.   
      
   :: That one is a pondial difference.  [...]   
      
   : "Brian M. Scott"    
   : I?m well aware of that.  It?s beside the point that I was making:   
   : within the cultural context in which the usage is common -- i.e., in   
   : the U.S.  -- the reaction is indeed a sign of age or pedantry.   
      
   Or, more likely imo, whimsy.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)