Realators--meet on in FeBOOary in the Liberry

[Steve]

--- , "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Steve" <bboyminn@> wrote:
>  
> >> Kemper now:
> >> Perhaps the word was mispronounced intentionally
> >> to avoid other mispronunciation by the press.
> >> "Harassment, more then Clarence Thomas bargained
> >> for."
> >> 
> >> Could be read and misinterpreted aloud as:
> >> "Her ass meant more then Clarence Thomas bargained
> >> for."
> > > 
> > > ..
> > > 
> > > Kemper
> > 
> > bboyminn:
> > 
> > Hate to be the Grammer Nazi, but I think what you
> > said is really -
> > 
> > "Harassement, more through the passage of time, 
> > Clarence Thomas bargained for"
> > 
> > First this occurred THEN that occurred.
> > 
> > Rather this item THAN that item.
> > 
> > 'Then' always refers to time.
> > 
> > 'Than' always refers to objects.
> > 
> > Sorry, it's so rare that I get to play this role
> > that I just couldn't restrain myself. ;)
> > 
> > Steve/bboyminn
> 
> Geoff:
> On the other hand, the reason why 'then' appeared 
> instead of 'than' may be the same as that which 
> caused your 'Grammer Nazi'.
> 
> This was an unfortunate disease I discovered a few
> years ago called 'Tangle Finger Syndrome' (TFS). 
> I suffer from frequent attacks.
> 
> :-)))
>

bboyminn:

Funny, I always called it 'FFS'; Flying Fingers
Syndrome. Fingers flying across the keyboard
in a hurry to get that thought out there before
it fades from my mind.

I to suffer frequent and severe attacks.

Steve/bboyminn