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blake murphy > wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:11:05 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> >>> On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:54:03 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >>> wrote:

> >>>> the first case

> >>>> The second robbery


> > He said he was a born-again racist because of his experiences.

> i have to say i agree with this, carol. the proper response is 'that man
> is a robber,' not 'those people are robbers.'

Sadly enough, the proper English usage is "those people" and not "that
man", unless he was robbed by the same person both times, in which case
I'm sure he would have mentioned it.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA