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Is "is is" ever acceptable?

By ernie* on Mon Jan 12 15:14:51 2026

Latest reply by occam on Tue Jan 13 13:53:18 2026
States nationwide turn to Mississippi for literacy solutions as reading crisis spreads

By Crybaby Alex Padilla on Tue Jan 13 09:59:16 2026

Latest reply by Peter Moylan on Tue Jan 13 21:30:59 2026
People who named themselves after countries

By micky on Wed Jan 7 11:55:25 2026

Latest reply by Silvano on Tue Jan 13 13:19:32 2026
Breast-beating

By Hibou on Fri Jan 9 13:05:39 2026

Latest reply by nospam on Tue Jan 13 13:37:55 2026
support for [something] vs support [something]

By Madhu on Tue Jan 13 09:53:20 2026

Latest reply by richard on Tue Jan 13 10:52:59 2026
(real-life Puzzle) -- Auto accident -- Which Car is at fault?

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jan 12 17:54:59 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Tue Jan 13 09:40:14 2026
nice Tesla car in PRC -- (vs. Big Truck)

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jan 12 19:29:15 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jan 12 19:29:15 2026
Re: (Don't post the answer) -- What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?

By The True Melissa on Sat Jan 3 12:54:11 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Mon Jan 12 02:18:38 2026
Imprisoning Presidents

By Sam Plusnet on Tue Jan 6 01:06:29 2026

Latest reply by Rich Ulrich on Mon Jan 12 00:59:43 2026
Re: overbook a system

By Hibou on Sat Jan 3 08:27:00 2026

Latest reply by Madhu on Sun Jan 11 11:29:33 2026
"Pled" ?

By liz on Tue Jan 6 10:24:33 2026

Latest reply by Steve Hayes on Sat Jan 10 14:00:15 2026
Re: Ping Anders: A question

By Bertel Lund Hansen on Sat Jan 3 09:13:29 2026

Latest reply by Silvano on Fri Jan 9 18:52:41 2026
Re: 'Fandango'

By Adam Funk on Mon Jan 5 17:36:26 2026

Latest reply by nospam on Fri Jan 9 11:49:06 2026
At-one-ment

By occam on Sun Jan 4 13:17:50 2026

Latest reply by athel.cb@gmail.com on Fri Jan 9 09:33:58 2026
PTD -- (Peter T. Daniels) -- Why did he stop posting in AUE, Sci.Lang ?

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Jan 8 19:11:47 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Fri Jan 9 01:11:13 2026
Re: No posts from ( clucking) Hen Hanna

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Jan 8 19:07:03 2026

Latest reply by HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Jan 8 19:07:03 2026
Iced

By Hibou on Thu Jan 8 12:26:07 2026

Latest reply by Snidely on Thu Jan 8 17:17:02 2026
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By wugi on Thu Jan 8 17:18:50 2026

Latest reply by wugi on Thu Jan 8 17:18:50 2026
"For those who like this sort of thing, this is the sort of thing they like."

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Thu Jan 8 02:52:09 2026

Latest reply by Tristan Wibberley on Thu Jan 8 12:30:38 2026
Re: "Lumpy skin disease."

By athel.cb@gmail.com on Sat Jan 3 09:08:19 2026

Latest reply by Janet on Thu Jan 8 11:50:07 2026
Re: Travel Plans

By Aidan Kehoe on Sat Jan 3 09:56:57 2026

Latest reply by Sam Plusnet on Wed Jan 7 19:51:11 2026
Re: stats 2025

By Daniel70 on Sat Jan 3 22:13:02 2026

Latest reply by doctor on Tue Jan 6 15:01:27 2026
[OT] Va-va-voom

By occam on Tue Jan 6 09:38:31 2026

Latest reply by occam on Tue Jan 6 13:48:38 2026
Who?

By Tony Cooper on Mon Jan 5 13:53:49 2026

Latest reply by Bertel Lund Hansen on Tue Jan 6 07:44:49 2026
Re: Off is the new on

By Steve Hayes on Sun Jan 4 07:04:23 2026

Latest reply by Sam Plusnet on Mon Jan 5 19:56:26 2026
Re: OT: Table manners

By Bertel Lund Hansen on Sat Jan 3 08:39:58 2026

Latest reply by Janet on Mon Jan 5 11:52:08 2026
Re: Single mother

By The True Melissa on Sat Jan 3 12:40:24 2026

Latest reply by liz on Mon Jan 5 09:20:30 2026
Re: A crossword puzzle: HCE + ALP

By HenHanna@NewsGrouper on Sat Jan 3 23:41:47 2026

Latest reply by Ilan Mayer on Sun Jan 4 22:13:00 2026
Re: Technology

By Phil on Sun Jan 4 02:33:54 2026

Latest reply by Sam Plusnet on Sun Jan 4 21:45:05 2026
Re: Tis the Season

By Daniel70 on Sat Jan 3 20:42:17 2026

Latest reply by Peter Moylan on Sun Jan 4 14:25:42 2026
Re: NOTICE HOW I

By doctor on Sat Jan 3 17:40:12 2026

Latest reply by doctor on Sun Jan 4 03:09:17 2026
Re: Scorely [sp?] showers - say what?

By Paul Carmichael on Sat Jan 3 09:07:32 2026

Latest reply by occam on Sat Jan 3 12:51:59 2026