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Nov 26, 2014 09:49
what is this "it"
Nov 26, 2014 09:48
What is this "where tis so
Nov 26, 2014 09:48
I have sent to seek him and to find the body.
How dangerous is it that this man goes loose!
Yet must not we put the strong law on him.
He’s loved of the distracted multitude,
Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes.
And where **’tis** so, th' offender’s scourge is weighed,
But never the offense.
Nov 26, 2014 09:46
Let's say a girl was raped by a 18 year old boy. Where it is so, this rape law may be applied.
Nov 26, 2014 09:45
It's like this
Nov 26, 2014 09:44
@Andrew Leach
Nov 26, 2014 09:40
This "It" is like a general situation?
Nov 26, 2014 09:40
?
Nov 26, 2014 09:40
if the situation is like the previous example,
Nov 26, 2014 09:40
This "It" is like a general situation?
Nov 26, 2014 09:40
"Where it is like that, this law may be applied."?
Nov 26, 2014 09:39
so can I say
Nov 26, 2014 09:29
what is this "it"?
Nov 26, 2014 09:29
if it's like this over there, I don't wanna go.
Nov 26, 2014 09:28
thanks anyway
Nov 26, 2014 09:28
can you read hamlet
Nov 26, 2014 09:27
can i ask you a question?
Nov 26, 2014 09:27
@skullpatrol
Nov 26, 2014 09:24
hi
 

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Nov 26, 2014 01:30
I see. Now I am relieved. @StoneyB
Nov 26, 2014 01:25
@StoneyB
Nov 26, 2014 01:22
Because you don't reply to me at all---here or elsewhere.
Nov 26, 2014 01:16
Have I been rude to you?
Nov 26, 2014 01:16
@StoneyB Hello. I'd like to apologize.
Nov 26, 2014 01:15
Aha! Thanks!
Nov 26, 2014 01:14
Click here.
Nov 26, 2014 01:11
Could you kindly link me to the page?
Nov 26, 2014 01:11
Yeah
Nov 26, 2014 01:09
Can't find it.
Nov 26, 2014 01:08
Words are highlighted blue.
Nov 26, 2014 01:05
How can I permalink a word?
Nov 26, 2014 01:04
I hate you.
Nov 26, 2014 01:03
I hate Mike, not you.
Nov 26, 2014 01:03
I hate Mike, not you.
Nov 26, 2014 01:02
Where is the manual for this thing?
Nov 26, 2014 01:02
Doesn't work...
Nov 26, 2014 01:02
I hate "bold" Mike
Nov 26, 2014 00:56
@DamkerngT. How do you italicize and add other embellishments to the text in chat rooms?
Nov 26, 2014 00:13
he is my solomon
Nov 26, 2014 00:13
yeah, solomon is a wise man
Nov 25, 2014 23:20
Both of you, thank you for your insight.
Nov 25, 2014 23:09
Now their artistic taste is in question.
Nov 25, 2014 23:09
Wow...so tacky...
Nov 25, 2014 23:08
kinky
Nov 25, 2014 23:08
Not hentai
Nov 25, 2014 22:55
I was stressed, not the situation. @DamkerngT.
Nov 25, 2014 22:53
what do you mean, not idiomatic?
Nov 25, 2014 22:52
Oh I see! But the grammar and meaning of the whole sentence is OK?
Nov 25, 2014 22:49
So I can say, "Oh good gracious! I was held up in traffic this morning for 2 hours on the way here! It was the most stressed I've felt in quite a while,man!"?
Nov 25, 2014 22:48
So, this sentence structure is legitimate and grammatical?