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From: wilsonpj@******.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU (Peter)
Subject: Re: [SR2] Useless(?) Physad Powers
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 23:10:00 -0600 (CST)
The Kumquat wrote:

>SH>>>No, I mean aural, "adj. of or relating to the ear or sense of
hearing"
>SH>>>--Webster's Dictionary, Collegiate Edition.
>SH>>>
>SH>>>Check your vocabulary before criticizing mine. :) <----note the
>SH>>>smilie!!!
>SH>>
>SH>>You mean it's not spelled "oral"?
>SH>>
>
>SH>No, oral deals with the mouth.
>
>SH> An oral exam is one that the instrucor read out loud for the students.
>
>SH> An oral thermometer is the one you stick under your tounge.
>
>SH>Any other silly questions?
>
>Isn't this thread getting a bit..... anal? <smirk>
><Dodges incoming THWAPS>
>

You have a point, but you never know when this type of distinction will be important.

Let me tell you, the difference between "Ambisol" and "Anusol" is
_not_ trivial!!!


Piatro

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