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Thread #30440   Message #392410
Posted By: mousethief
07-Feb-01 - 03:13 PM
Thread Name: stupid questions
Subject: RE: stupid questions
Even if the first interpretation is the only one (as it clearly is not), "all" is hyperbole, and shouldn't be taken literally. If someone knows they DON'T do this, then their conscience should be clear, and raising a stink about "all" seems to this observer to be on the lines of "Methinks the lady doth protest too much." (Hamlet)