On Tuesday 29 August 2006 06:40, jdow wrote: >From: "Ed Greshko" <Ed.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Jack Gates wrote: >>> On Monday 28 August 2006 21:44, Ed Greshko wrote: >>>> Jack Gates wrote: >>>>> On Monday 28 August 2006 11:10, Robin Laing wrote: >>>>>> allot >>>>> >>>>> In the USA the English teacher would give you a failing grade for >>>>> the above. a lot >>>> >>>> I will allot you 25 words or less to explain why you say that. >>> >>> In the context of his sentence it was clearly incorrect. >> >> Ahhh...then you should have quoted the context to ensure clarity. >> >> But you have given me a good idea. I'm going to ask my wife and >> friends here in Taiwan to explain the following: >> >> When my father died I inherited a lot. I thought to myself that it was >> a lot for one man to own. So, my brothers and sisters drew lots to >> determine how much of the lot each of us got. I was lucky and alloted >> most of the lot which is a lot of a lot to have got. > >Now as homework, Ed, search the web for "Terpsichore tongue twister". >When you can get all the way through that without stumbling you might >know something about - I'm not sure what. But it surely is fun to work >your way through it. > >http://www.betterendings.org/Homeschool/Fun/tongue.htm >{^_-} Thats cute Joanne, and I don't mean bow-legged. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
