At 06:37 30/05/2008, STAHLKE, HERBERT F wrote:
>. . . we don't generally like to repeat a syllable 
>immediately.  Notice how we can say "He's becoming a good 
>grammarian" but tend to avoid "He may be becoming a good 
>grammarian," and if we say it in normal speech we'll drop one of the "be"s.

DD: A really great point that was new to me. I appreciate the concept 
and thank you for the insight. I like things that make me stop and 
think, and that really did. 

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