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Fri Jan 20 08:54:44 2017

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On 1/19/2017 7:58 PM, Brian Cote wrote:
> maj!
>
> At the risk of igniting this discussion again, I'd considered using 
> {vabDot} where you suggested, but I'd thought it was still a bit risky 
> to use. Was I incorrect?

No, it's risky, but it's a different kind of risk than using, say, some 
experimental or unproved form of grammar. The word means /something,/ 
whereas some piece of funky grammar may be meaningless. The risk is that 
*vabDot* may not mean what we think it means.

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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/19/2017 7:58 PM, Brian Cote wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAHgxQO0LQuNPLjNk2bS=GDTV27+_Jym2BfHWOp4ZrSmPwU4VLg@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">maj!
      <div><br>
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      <div>At the risk of igniting this discussion again, I'd considered
        using {vabDot} where you suggested, but I'd thought it was still
        a bit risky to use. Was I incorrect?</div>
    </blockquote>
    <br>
    <p>No, it's risky, but it's a different kind of risk than using,
      say, some experimental or unproved form of grammar. The word means
      <i>something,</i> whereas some piece of funky grammar may be
      meaningless. The risk is that <b>vabDot</b> may not mean what we
      think it means.<br>
    </p>
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