Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: More Humor

Please tell me if you want me to stop.
bye
arianna
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Hmm, Is it just my suspicious manner that sometimes these
'collections' seem to be manufactured, rather than genuine original
errors?
Loki
Who looks both ways before crossing a one way street.


Loki, you could be right, but they're funny anyway!  
bye
arianna

 Hmm, Is it just my suspicious
You,  bLoki  head!

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Dear Arianna,
Though you asked to say if one thought you should stop, one writes to say
the opposite; pray continue.
Spreading good cheer is always a worthwhile pursuit.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb


Dear Bambi, 
since I am not able to answer most of the questions which appear on this board
:-( , I am trying to make myself useful in other ways.  Thanks for the
encouragement.
bye
Arianna

 >From: "Loki"
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Funny yes, I just wondered if anyone else felt that there was a
certain subtle alteration in the 'flow', 'style' 'nuance', or
whatever one calls it, in the English of a genuine error compared to
a made-up one. 
Possibly a bit much to ask of second language users, but then again,
based on previous evidence,  maybe not .  ;-) 
Cheers,
Loki
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