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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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Here's a simple test... What is the difference in the practical
meaning of these two statements?

"I would appreciate your not opening your mouth."

"Why don't you shut the **** up?"

I'm curious about the experiences of anyone out there who's taken
college-level reading comprehension tests.

Here's a simpler test. Are the following two lines the same?

"First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed."
"It is condemned as paradoxical"

Can you spot the difference? If you claim that you're always right,
you probably can’t spot the difference.

What, no answer, Willie? I'm waiting.