In a message dated 10/18/10 3:10:47 PM, [email protected] writes:
> THERE, LIKE, AIN'T A CHANCE IN HELLSVILLE THAT ANY TWO OF THE HALF DOZEN > OR > SO LISTERS WHO HAVE POSTED ON THIS 'RULES' THREAD HAVE IN MIND NOTIONS > THAT > ARE EVEN SERVICEABLY SIMILAR, YET EACH OF US USES THE WORD, 'RULES', WITH > THE ALMOST UNQUESTIONED ASSUMPTION THAT ALL THE READERS WILL ENTERTAIN THE > > SAME NOTION AS WE HAVE WHEN WE WRITE, AND ALL OF US WHO READ THE WORD > ASSUME > WE HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT THE POSTER "MEANT" BY IT. > > Bus must be two inches long. Madonna's robe must be blue. Any symphony whose name contains a specific key must be played in that key. Subject's face must point towards the viewer in any portrait. Any others? KAte Sullivan
