That that and other problems

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On Thu, 16 Jan 1997 22:36:54 -0800 (PST), RedBug wrote:

>Regarding "a-and", I've always heard this as comic-book speak. Particularly
>in those old 40s comics it comes up when someone is on to something or just
>nervous. Check out Plasticman comics, for instance.
>
Yeh, Plas's little bulbous buddy with the big flat hat... announcing
the arrival of yet another baddie.  But there's still a hangup on the
_sound_ of it;  thishere's a *modern* movie, after all, even if it is
a nineteen-reeler, and sometimes the soundtrack's ...muffled.

>As far as the nouns-as-verbs, I too really began noticing this, to the
>extent that I stuck a section, under "N" in the GR web-guide called, if I
>recall, "nouns as verbs" (www.hyperarts.com/gravity/n.html). I'm sure there
>are more than those I've listed. I'd be glad to be directed to any others.
>
>Tim Ware
And for the failure to employ that resource (there's even a shortcut
on the desktop of the at-home pc), sincerely abject apologies.
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