Re: The Apple ][ was crap

[Lister <fache@clara.net>]

A long time ago (Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:09:17 -0500, really), in a pub
far, far away, Roy Miller <millers@inebraska.com> slammed a pint glass
on the table and said :

>Lister wrote:
>
>> A long time ago (Wed, 11 Jul 2001 01:21:38 GMT, really), in a pub far,
>> far away, "res069fl" <res069fl@gte.net> slammed a pint glass on the
>> table and said :
>>
>> >Gates loaned
>>
>> LENT!
>
>Only in Britain is the name of a religious season also the verb for
>loaning money.
>Here in North America we know that the past tense is formed by adding an
>"ed" to the stem of regular verbs.


that would be true, but you do not loan people money, you lend them it
- loan is NOT a verb and cannot be used a such
>Unless one has had too many pints, that is.
>;-)
>
>Roy
>
>>
>>
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>>
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