Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:37:06 -0500

From: "Albert E. Krahn" krahna[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MILWAUKEE.TEC.WI.US

Subject: uninformed euphemism



I like Dennis Baron's "pre-informed question."



But I'm beginning to wonder if "uninformed question" is

just a euphemism for "stupid question."



Does this make it a stupid oxymoron? Or is it a pre-informed double question?



akra

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