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Subject: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography
From: max_weisenfeld at verizon.net (Max Weisenfeld)
Date: Tue Jun 7 07:43:00 2005
References: <000001c56b55$64724610$121afea9@Hausner> <42A58EF3.1040003@edd.uio.no> <42A593F9.6070902@gmx.de>

"compared to" is correct usage.

Max

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography


> The worst one, which for some unknown reason seems to be universally 
> accepted, is still "Collect-i-ble" !! This one always sets my teeth on 
> edge, similarly, "different to", "compared to" and  "independ-a-nt".
> 
> What I'm never sure about is, when listing a series, as above, should 
> there be a comma before "and"?
> Douglas
> 
> Daniel Ridings wrote:
>> Actually ... "dyeing" for the coloring of fabrics ...
>> 
>> 
>> Buzz Hausner wrote:
>> 
>>> ...all "dying."
>>>
>>>     Buzz
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+buzz.hausner=verizon.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf
>>> Of Douglas Sharp
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 5:12 AM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Good Writing is Harder Than Good Photography
>>>
>>> Castings, dies, metallurgy - the making of a die, or form, to be filled
>>> with molten metal.
>>> And the process of colouring fabrics is ............
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>>
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