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Ask not or ye may receive

Posted By: Caryl Stephanson
Date: Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 5:06 p.m.

In Response To: Ask Robertie (Caryl Stephanson)

How about the very common usage of that to replace who...as in "When the people that had wished..."? Office accepts it so maybe it's another Americanism. I was taught to use 'that' with inanimate objects or living beings other than human, e.g "the cat that licked the cream". With people only 'who' is correct. Ok, time for me to let this go, still working on that ego...

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  Stick -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 9:18 a.m.
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    MandM1951 -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 2:44 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 8:48 p.m.
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        Caryl Stephanson -- Monday, 5 November 2007, at 4:52 p.m.
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          Ian Shaw -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 12:38 p.m.
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            Stick -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 8:52 p.m.
            • 31P.31P.21?
              Ian Shaw -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 9:42 a.m.
              • 31P.31P.21?
                Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 3:27 p.m.
                • 31P.31P.21?
                  Keene -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 5:48 p.m.
                  • 31P.31P.21?
                    Stick -- Wednesday, 7 November 2007, at 6:44 p.m.
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                      Keene -- Thursday, 8 November 2007, at 3:39 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 3:08 p.m.
  • Ask Robertie
    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 4:27 p.m.
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      Bill Robertie -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 1:09 p.m.
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        Stick -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 5:10 p.m.
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          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 5:24 p.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 5:57 p.m.
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            Stick -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 8:02 p.m.
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            RobertFontaine -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 8:10 p.m.
      • Ask Robertie
        Bob Koca -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 9:01 p.m.
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          Stick -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 9:11 p.m.
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          neilkaz -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 10:29 p.m.
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            Stick -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 10:39 p.m.
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              Ian Dunstan -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 2:29 a.m.
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                Stick -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 2:39 a.m.
                • Ask Robertie
                  happyjuggler0 -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 3:57 a.m.
                  • Ask Robertie
                    Stick -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 4:10 a.m.
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                      happyjuggler0 -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 4:24 a.m.
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                        Marty Storer -- Wednesday, 28 November 2007, at 9:23 p.m.
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                    Ian Dunstan -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 4:39 a.m.
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                    Caryl Stephanson -- Monday, 5 November 2007, at 4:49 p.m.
                    • Ask not or ye may receive
                      Caryl Stephanson -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 5:06 p.m.
                      • Ask not or ye may receive
                        happyjuggler0 -- Tuesday, 6 November 2007, at 8:25 p.m.
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                  Caryl Stephanson -- Monday, 5 November 2007, at 4:48 p.m.
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                Stanley E. Richards -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 5:04 p.m.
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                  Stanley E. Richards -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 6:37 p.m.
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                    neilkaz -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
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                      Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 7:19 p.m.
        • Ask Robertie
          Marty Storer -- Wednesday, 28 November 2007, at 9:25 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 5:38 p.m.
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    Caryl Stephanson -- Thursday, 1 November 2007, at 6:45 p.m.
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    Stein Kulseth -- Friday, 2 November 2007, at 9:15 a.m.
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    Stick -- Saturday, 3 November 2007, at 5:10 p.m.