Ito: This question is a joke. The writer is obviously fond of Mister
Malmsteen and is only giving you the choice of various affirmative
responses.

Bill
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>From: Ito kazumasa <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: certainly,definitely,of course?
>Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 16:36:46 +0900
>

>Hello listers,
>  I have come across a very interesting (and confusing) question on the
>Internet which goes as follows:
>
>Are you fond of Mister Yngwie Malmsteen?
>[] definitely
>[] absolutely
>[] yes really
>[] of course yes
>
> You are supposed to check one of the above four answers. Now what puzzles
>me is that Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(1995) defines
>DEFINITELY as "with no chance of being wrong, Certainly" and
>OF COURSE as "Certainly". In addition, it gives no definition that shows a
>difference in meaning between ABSOLUTELY and DEFINITELY.
>  However, the above question clearly distinguishes these three adverbs.
>Could someone please enlighten me on this problem? I'm utterly confused.
>Thank you very much in advance.
>
>Kazumasa Ito
>Sapporo,Japan
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