Re: grammar tricks

[diepenbrock@UHCL4.CL.UH.EDU]

I had no idea how messy it would be to have a colon in my metaphor; 
having an asterisk in it as well fills me with dread!  Chloe

On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Carl Glover wrote:

> Dear Dave,
> 	Well, at least you didn't have an *asterisk*.
> 					Warm regards,
> 
> 
> 
> 					Carl W. Glover
> 					glover@msmary.edu
> 
> On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Dave Healy wrote:
> 
> > > I don't quite know how to fit a colon into my metaphor.  Can anyone help?
> > > Chloe Diepenbrock
> > 
> > Dear Chloe,
> > 
> > I had the same problem.  No matter how I pushed and twisted it, my colon just 
> > wouldn't fit.  I finally had to get a bigger metaphor, which also meant getting 
> > a whole new wardrobe.
> > 
> > Warm regards,
> > 
> > 
> > Dave Healy  
> > 
> > 
> 
>