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Topics of the day:



 1. a while/awhile ?? (3)

 2. <No subject given>

 3. Yankee? (3)

 4. Dopp kit (fwd)

 5. ? Lupfer (railroad term.) (fwd)



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Date:  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 08:27:00 EST

From:  Electronic Products Magazine <0004276021[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MCIMAIL.COM>

Subject: a while/awhile ??



   Will someone please explain the usage of "a while" and "awhile"?



   Examples:



   A WHILE



   "For a while, the hope of achieving such a standard rested on the

   shoulders of WorldFIP and ISPF. "



   "Lastly, I'd like to go on record as advocating banishing from the

   English language, at least for a while, the word 'paradigm.'"



   AWHILE



   "They are often looking for test systems that will be around for quite

   awhile."









   Leonard Schiefer            lschiefer[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mcimail.com

   Chief Copy Editor

   Electronic Products Magazine

   Garden City, NY































































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