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Re: OT: English
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Ric Merz <[log in to unmask]>
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Ric Merz <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:32:29 -0800
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Problem, what problem?

#1  www.wordsmyth.net defines thru as '1. (informal) through'

#2  Cobol manual says 'THROUGH and THRU are equivalent and may be used
interchangeably.'


At 11:51 AM 12/7/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>X-no-Archive:yes
>A wise friend once told me, "If I can correct you, I must have understood
>what you meant".
>
>I blame it on age, but for some reason, I have started making some
>embarrassingly obvious typos, even though I very much no, I mean, know,
>better. But on my fondness for "thru" instead of "through", I will admit to
>sloth, one of the seven deadly sins.
>
>Greg Stigers
>http://www.cgiusa.com
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