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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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