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Apr 13, 1987, 2:28:19 AM4/13/87
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>Just for the record, I find the output of "valspeak" filters like the
>one used in the above to be highly annoying (that's where "thuh" and
>"oh baby" came from), since such programs simply do not do a very good
>job of conversion. I realize, however, that many people regard it as
>their privilege to post annoying messages, so I can't expect much change,
>I suppose.
>one used in the above to be highly annoying (that's where "thuh" and
>"oh baby" came from), since such programs simply do not do a very good
>job of conversion. I realize, however, that many people regard it as
>their privilege to post annoying messages, so I can't expect much change,
>I suppose.
In point of fact, Paul Koloc is not using valspeak. Someone, apparently
at mimsy.umd.edu is however--Matthew and I just checked at several sites,
and have contacted Paul via e-mail. This is just like the teenage ames
bozos who have been changing weemba's articles for almost a year now.
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