Re: student's question (spelling)

[Annette Taylor]

On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Michael Sylvester wrote:

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Actually I do if it is a core concept and is badly mutilated.
Students need to learn the concepts correctly and not spend the
rest of their lives mispronouncing core concepts and sounding
like some of the comedians who make a living off of poor use of
language.

annette


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