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   I played this Sudoku until it was availa   
   28 Nov 25 17:06:56   
   
   XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english   
   From: HenHanna@NewsGrouper   
      
   I played this Sudoku until it was available at   
               https://www.brainbashers.com/bbtesters.asp but since yesterday   
               afternoon the page changed   
      
   ____________________   
      
   Since the above text is not quite grammatically correct, I gave it to my AI   
   to see if it can explain its peculiarity (or characteristic usage pattern).   
      
   My AI insists that it is grammatical and idiomatic, etc.   
      
   For example, it says:   
      
            ---------- This usage shows strong command of English temporality,   
   not a literal Italian-influenced error (e.g., finché directly translating to   
   "until" fits naturally here).   
      
      
   Very puzzling!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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