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To: Poohbah
Good grief, learn the difference between "could" and "would."

He answered the "could" question with a "could" answer. He answered the "would" question with a "would" answer.

Shall we continue cutting this hair? It's getting quite thin.

60 posted on 11/04/2003 4:20:00 PM PST by Gelato
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To: Gelato
That is, splitting the hair...
61 posted on 11/04/2003 4:20:45 PM PST by Gelato
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To: Gelato
He answered the "could" question with a "could" answer.

No, he didn't--he very deftly transposed it to "would" without bothering to answer the actual question.

63 posted on 11/04/2003 4:22:37 PM PST by Poohbah ("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Major Vic Deakins, USAF)
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