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One can't say "regarding" unless one has referred to something first. Tom Send a noteboard - 30/08/2012 09:00:16 PM
It's not proper for someone to say, "Regarding the conventions..." as a means of introducing the conventions. If someone said, "What do you think about the conventions?" then it would be possible to respond with "regarding."

It's as silly as starting every sentence that isn't a question with "because".
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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I encourage anyone planning on voting in the US elections this November to watch both conventions. - 27/08/2012 11:38:31 PM 914 Views
Re: I encourage anyone planning on voting in the US elections this November to watch no conventions. - 27/08/2012 11:43:07 PM 701 Views
You're not properly using a "Re:" tag if you are changing the subject line. *NM* - 28/08/2012 12:42:13 AM 238 Views
It is convenient though, and concise. - 28/08/2012 02:10:52 AM 638 Views
I had to do it to fit the 100 character limit *NM* - 28/08/2012 03:58:32 AM 301 Views
Unless you're Roh. *NM* - 28/08/2012 09:56:01 PM 283 Views
I'm not sure why the rules of the English language wouldn't apply to her in particular. *NM* - 29/08/2012 02:05:39 AM 277 Views
Because I miss her posts, I guess. - 29/08/2012 09:20:23 PM 503 Views
One can't say "regarding" unless one has referred to something first. - 30/08/2012 09:00:16 PM 469 Views
God already decided the GOP convention should be cut short. No arguing with deities. *NM* - 28/08/2012 12:03:30 AM 337 Views
Would you still say that if Obama were struck by lightning? *NM* - 28/08/2012 12:42:40 AM 218 Views
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No, no, they "prayed away the spray." - 28/08/2012 02:09:02 AM 515 Views
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Ive decided to vote for Satan. - 28/08/2012 02:42:09 AM 560 Views
Glad to see you joining the Republican fold! *NM* - 28/08/2012 01:23:55 PM 252 Views
Cheney isn't running this year *NM* - 29/08/2012 06:40:44 AM 304 Views
*NM* - 30/08/2012 09:48:47 PM 286 Views
Well, yeah; most of us are, but which one...? - 29/08/2012 11:24:09 PM 533 Views
What else do we need to know? Obama was a disaster for 4 years, everything got worse..... - 28/08/2012 04:57:21 AM 528 Views
You are right. The Green Party is clearly the sensible choice. *NM* - 28/08/2012 08:10:26 PM 290 Views
Who??? *NM* - 29/08/2012 05:02:27 AM 306 Views
I may have been joking when I said that. *NM* - 29/08/2012 10:47:27 AM 333 Views
*NM* - 30/08/2012 05:43:10 AM 306 Views
The incumbent administration being deemed a 4-year disaster didn't help Kerry defeat Bush. *NM* - 28/08/2012 09:28:03 PM 305 Views
But that was all in foreign policy. The economy was doing pretty well back then. - 29/08/2012 02:04:13 AM 564 Views
+1 - the ecomony in 2004 was kicking butt and lead to GWB's reelection, *NM* - 29/08/2012 05:05:12 AM 302 Views
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Question: - 30/08/2012 11:04:35 PM 645 Views
I think you're trying to get me to vote "neither." - 28/08/2012 03:08:07 PM 590 Views
"None of the Above!" ~ Monty Brewster *NM* - 28/08/2012 09:28:33 PM 294 Views
Ideally, I'm trying to just get as many people as possible to not vote Obama. - 29/08/2012 02:04:57 AM 437 Views
Conventions won't do that. - 29/08/2012 07:56:22 PM 486 Views
See, you're not taking it far enough. - 03/09/2012 04:03:40 AM 551 Views
I am confused about so many things concerning this election. - 03/09/2012 03:53:35 AM 505 Views

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