[meteorite-list] Re: eBay warning about seller

[Bob Evans]

OH MY GOD !
Anyone in the mood for an English lesson ??
Doug....... drop the dictionary and pick up a meteorite. Its more 
exhilarating. Trust me !!
And we pick on poor Steve !! Shame on us.

BE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MexicoDoug at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: eBay warning about seller


>
> CMcdon0923 at aol.com wrote:
>
> <<<i dont get it - smeone was booted off of ebay for selling a 
> 'fake'meteowrong????? >>>
>
>>Wouldn't a "fake meteor-wrong" be a "meteor-right"?  You >know....two 
>>negatives make a positive, and all that.....
>
> Hola CMcdon0923, "fake" is just used an adjective in English, no harm done 
> by the original poster.  A false positive isn't a negative you know, and 
> the converse.  It doesn't say the not not a meteorite, that's an adverb I 
> think but English is so cool as a language if you understand it from 
> context clearly there is no need to find fake faults with it:)
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