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Old Tue May 25, 2004, 12:50am
Nevadaref Nevadaref is offline
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Originally posted by Dan_ref
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Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach
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Originally posted by osantos22
...we commited a foul to stop the clock, then i got a technical for arguing the call...
Huh? Why would you be arguing if you wanted a foul to be called and one was called?
That was my first reaction.

Maybe they awarded 2 extra FTs on general principal...principle...because they felt like it

(Juulie! Where are you? Help!!)
Only a few seconds behind. Don't you have a dictionary?

Principal...tries to be a pal. Principle ... to follow PLE.ases God.

That's what my dear, departed Grandmother taught me.

Need any more?

lie/lay .... lay rhymes with place. I lay(place) the magazine on the table. I lie myself down.

Let's see...

I/me I went to the store; so, She and I went to the store. They gave me a reward; so They gave her and me a reward.

For further information, consult an old English teacher. Heaven only knows what they teach the new ones.
Juulie,
1. Just refer Dan to this site: http://www.merriam-webster.com/
2. I've been meaning to ask you, if you could recommend a good English grammar text.
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