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Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> Bill Moran wrote:
> 
>>>>You, not "y'all".  Please.
>>>
>>>No!  No!  It is merely artistic flair!
>>
>>Are you talking about the people who don't know the difference between
>>"then" and "than" and think that "sux" is spelled properly?
> 
> Or people for that matter who don't know "its" from "it's" (as in,
> "It'll be a good reference for a long time, despite it's topical main
> subject")?

Damn, I didn't even catch that (takes off Grammar-Nazi medal and hands
it to Rahul, who deserves it more)

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Bill Moran
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