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Raymond S. Wise
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 3:37 pm    Post subject: Seen in the local paper Reply with quote

From the "Letters from readers" section of the Minneapolis *Star Tribune,*
on page A20 of the Friday, September 17 edition.


[quote, the title in boldface (represented by bracketing asterisks) followed
by the beginning of a reader's letter]

*CBS' black eye*

CBS's refusal to investigate and punish, if warranted [....]

[end quote]


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Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com

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Joanne Marinelli
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Seen in the local paper Reply with quote

"Raymond S. Wise" <mplsrayNOSPAM@gbronline.com> wrote in message
news:-5OdnSX8WIBxnNHcRVn-iA@gbronline.com...
Quote:
From the "Letters from readers" section of the Minneapolis *Star Tribune,*
on page A20 of the Friday, September 17 edition.


[quote, the title in boldface (represented by bracketing asterisks)
followed
by the beginning of a reader's letter]

*CBS' black eye*

CBS's refusal to investigate and punish, if warranted [....]

[end quote]


--
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

My blow torch should be up and running any minute now....


Joanne
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Joanne Marinelli
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:02 am    Post subject: Re: Seen in the local paper Reply with quote

"Joanne Marinelli" <Jozanny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:FtY2d.389277$OB3.288547@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
Quote:

"Raymond S. Wise" <mplsrayNOSPAM@gbronline.com> wrote in message
news:-5OdnSX8WIBxnNHcRVn-iA@gbronline.com...
From the "Letters from readers" section of the Minneapolis *Star
Tribune,*
on page A20 of the Friday, September 17 edition.


[quote, the title in boldface (represented by bracketing asterisks)
followed
by the beginning of a reader's letter]

*CBS' black eye*

CBS's refusal to investigate and punish, if warranted [....]

[end quote]


--
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

My blow torch should be up and running any minute now....

Joanne

To which I suppose I should add that the editor might have shown some

consistency: s' and s's cannot both be valid.

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Alan OBrien
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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:28 am    Post subject: Re: Seen in the local paper Reply with quote

"Raymond S. Wise" <mplsrayNOSPAM@gbronline.com> wrote in message
news:-5OdnSX8WIBxnNHcRVn-iA@gbronline.com...
Quote:
From the "Letters from readers" section of the Minneapolis *Star Tribune,*
on page A20 of the Friday, September 17 edition.


[quote, the title in boldface (represented by bracketing asterisks)
followed
by the beginning of a reader's letter]

*CBS' black eye*

CBS's refusal to investigate and punish, if warranted

The headline will be written by a different person to the main text.
The headline-writer may have been guided solely by the rule of absolute
brevity.
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