--- Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rickey Moore wrote: > > > > --- Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >>Corporations *are* human beings, working in concert. > > > > > > I'd say I agree, if you remove the comma. > > Corporations *are* human beings working in concert. > > > > as opposed to: > > > > Corporations *are* human beings, > > working in concert. > > Umm, commas have many uses, including among them the indication > of a pause in speech. > > Perhaps you would have liked > > Corporations *are* human beings... working in concert. > Or > Corporations *are* human beings just working in concert. > Yeah, the pause threw me, although the phrase was true. I like the second one, ...just working in concert. The word 'just' tends to less demonize the notions of corporations among the fearful. :) Ric ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ...the Sin of Ignorance, and ...the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ ================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
