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Subject:
ago, before, etc.
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"Albert E. Krahn" <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 5 Sep 1999 00:18:50 -0500
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Obviously, "ago" is preferred because it flows off the tongue better in the
sample sentence provided.

The other words just clunk along; some have far too many syllables for any
ordinary English speaker; and the differences in meaning are negligible.

akra (who is catching up on his reading)





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