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Re: School newsletter

Posted By: Don the Monkeyman, on host 142.179.222.100
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2004, at 08:23:57
In Reply To: Re: School newsletter posted by Faux Pas on Monday, May 24, 2004, at 22:31:02:

> > > Hi Folks,,
> > >
> > > lf any parents of our Rousseau School community would like our monthly newsletter sent to them directly via email, please send your email address to rotait@hwdsb.on.ca
> >
> > Can people really substitute the letter "I" with the letter "l"? I'm not an English major, but this just doesn't seem right.
>
> It's a rule in Canadian English. You can only do it after the double comma.
>
> -FP

Actually, you can also do it after a six-pack of beer. That's the more common usage.

Don "Proudly Canadian" Monkey

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