I have been told by a couple knowledgeable colleagues in
 the computer department that the problem is in 
GroupWise, which is the mail program our college uses. 
Perhaps the reason that Mike has problems only with my 
posts is that I'm the only one stuck with GroupWise.

(I hit the enter key after each line.)

I'm disappointed that no one has picked up the discussion of teaching. Come on, Johanna, give me some flak. We can agree to disagree, but the problem needs to be discussed. I would suggest that the main problem with the O'Hare, etc. studies was that they counted numbers without adequately discussing what they were counting and why. Bob's comment about appositives suggests what I mean. In order to develop some suggestions about grammar in the curriculum (scope and sequence), what questions do we want to ask, and how is the best way to get the answers?
Thanks,
Ed

P.S. I'm working on the next issue of the newsletter. I think I have sufficient articles to fill eight pages, but we could use more. 


>>> Reinhold Schlieper <[log in to unmask]> 01/26/99 05:05PM >>>
Others may be pressing the ENTER key to get the new line; Ed, OTOH, will write on and on and on and on . . . <grin>

==Reinhold

MIKE MEDLEY wrote:

> Reinhold:
> You are absolutely right!  It works to set the option for wrapping
> long lines.  Thanks for the timely advice!  I suppose the question I
> still have is WHY it is mainly Ed's messages that are in long lines
> that need wrapped (and almost no one else's)?  If everyone can set
> their e-mail reader options to "wrap long lines," then I suppose
> there is no need for an explanation since the problem will be solved.
> Mike
>
> > But normally, one can set one's mail software to wrapping long lines.  I think the people who get the long lines might check their "preference" or "option" settings.
> >
> > ==Reinhold
> >
> > Pat McMahon wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, your last message was one long line.
> > >
> > > EDWARD VAVRA wrote:
> > >
> > > >    I have received a message from someone on this list to the effect that my messages do not fit on the screen properly, i.e., that the person has to scroll left and right, and up and down, and e> > > Thank you,
> > > > Ed V
> >
>
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