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|    Why do we (and TV broadcasters) say... (    |
|    04 Jul 25 17:30:30    |
      XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english       From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper              Why do we (and TV broadcasters) say....               (when a batter grounds out)               [... and there's 2 outs]                      TV broadcasters would almost never say               [... and there're 2 outs]               while some may say               [... and there're now 2 outs]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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