Re: How 2 Shield An Electrical Extension Cord?

From: Edward Green (spamspamspam3_at_netzero.com)
Date: 07/25/04 

Date: 25 Jul 2004 13:23:46 -0700

jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote in message news:<4102634c$0$5638$61fed72c@news.rcn.com>...
> In article <eca320d0.0407240517.6dd4e948@posting.google.com>,
> spamspamspam3@netzero.com (Edward Green) wrote:
> >igloofreezer@hushmail.com (M@x) wrote in message
> news:<42006cbf.0407231257.457103c7@posting.google.com>...
> >> Will Copper Foil Tape shield a 100' electrical wire?. I have a 100'
> >> electrical extension cord that snakes thru the bottom side of several
> >> walls in a room, including under the bed. I use it to power my
> >> AC/Heater.
> >
> >Seriously ... I was so taken by your use of language, I didn't really
> >take in what you were saying:
>
> <GRIN> I don't think those cutesies think about the distractions
> of misspelling a word. OTOH, the kid may not have been taught
> how to spell to, two, and too. It is too difficult to spell two
> words that sound the same; it is impossible to learn about three
> words. Now, if I can only figure out one sentence that also
> meantions their, there, and they're.

Besides the one you just mentioned? :-)

Their spellings are similar and their sounds identical, so there may
be confusion when they're used that's monumental. Oh, oh, what a
to-do! That this too, too solid flesh would melt, thaw, and pour
itself into two dews.
 
(If only life were conquerable by clever language, we'd be saved much
anquish).

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