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Old 02-25-11 | 03:10 PM
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Bikes: 1966 Dawes Double Blue, 1976 Raleigh Gran Sport, 1975 Raleigh Sprite 27, 1980 Univega Viva Sport, 1971 Gitane Tour de France, 1984 Lotus Classique, 1976 Motobecane Grand Record

Originally Posted by auchencrow
jonwvara -

I have to concede that "implying" would have been a better choice of word -(meaning to "indicate" or "suggest").

"Inferring" likewise means to "imply or suggest", but this is only listed as the FOURTH definition in dictionary.com - well down the list of meanings given.

- So are you implying, or inferring, that I should kill myself now?
No, you should take very good care of yourself. You ride the same size frame I do, I think, and you seem to find a fair number of really nice bikes. I want to stay on your good side while you keep doing whatever it is you're doing to find them--maybe someday I will manage to talk you out of one of them. If I didn't already blow it by being a such wiseass about word usage.
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