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|    The True Melissa to All    |
|    Re: "For those who like this sort of thi    |
|    08 Jan 26 06:03:22    |
      XPost: rec.puzzles, alt.usage.english       From: thetruemelissa@gmail.com              Verily, in article <1767840729-4055@newsgrouper.org>, did       HenHanna@NewsGrouper deliver unto us this message:       >       > Which is better? (1 or 2 ?)       >       > 1. "For those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they        like."       >       > 2. "For those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing       they'll like."              I suppose it depends on whether the thing already exists. If it does, I       prefer #1. If the thing is new or still being developed, I prefer #2.                     --       Trustworthy words are not pretty;       Pretty words are not trustworthy.              -Lao-Tzu spoke those pretty words.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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