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Old Tue Nov 21, 2006, 10:26pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
Are you inferring that Howard is teaching Portland officials to ignore that particular rule?
I'm not inferring anything, the reader infers, the speaker (or writer) implies!

Okay, well I had to do that since Mr. Annoying Grammar Guy has yet to be replaced.

No, not at all. Howard is a by the book kinda guy -- except for 3 seconds. But my point is exactly that in areas where there is a strong tradition of how to interpret things, it's best to go by that tradition, just like we use Howard's 3 second rule here, rather than the legality of the book.
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