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Environment & Energy

merrily

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21. I never had a problem with the OP in the first place.

Reply to caraher (Reply #20)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 12:55 PM

Apr 2015

If you think there was an actual problem, though, you may want to add that info to the OP?

However, notice that there is still the "department" (singular noun) and "theirs" (plural pronoun) issue the other poster raised.

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Monsanto Employee Admits an Entire Department Exists to "Discredit" Scientists [View all] Judi Lynn Apr 2015 OP

Thanks! pnwmom Apr 2015 #1

, blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #2

Are you gonna believe the greedy, profit motivated World Health Organization Enthusiast Apr 2015 #3

count-down to the GMO defenders in 3...2...1... magical thyme Apr 2015 #4

Cross post it in GD and they'll be all over it. n/t hootinholler Apr 2015 #14

I don't doubt Monsanto does this, but... caraher Apr 2015 #5

I refer to my bosses as them or they druidity33 Apr 2015 #6

There seems to be a surfeit of punctuation ... Buenaventura Apr 2015 #7

Surfeit or dearth? The parenthetical is obviously not part of the direct quote. Using brackets to merrily Apr 2015 #9

Actually, the confusing punctuation is in the original article caraher Apr 2015 #17

I very much doubt punctuation confused anyone about any important point in your OP. merrily Apr 2015 #18

OK caraher Apr 2015 #19

He's speaking, not writing; and we don't know what his grammar grade was. merrily Apr 2015 #15

OK, I've figured out the problem caraher Apr 2015 #20

I never had a problem with the OP in the first place. merrily Apr 2015 #21

Also seems to be the mission of some US administrations and some DUers. merrily Apr 2015 #8

+1 darkangel218 Apr 2015 #13

I am shocked, shocked Novara Apr 2015 #10

Presumably, that it was specifically said and by whom is the newsworthy part. merrily Apr 2015 #16

how much of the food we're eating is dangerous because of this evil corporation? samsingh Apr 2015 #11

No kidding! darkangel218 Apr 2015 #12

Better source caraher Apr 2015 #22

This sort of corporate veto of safety/environmental rules may become the global norm under TPP. leveymg Apr 2015 #23

Mahalo Judi Lynn.. from your link.. Cha Apr 2015 #24

presumably it's just to make sure that science is respected as it should be: MisterP Apr 2015 #25

Well, yeah. But I am sure they would not go to the extreme of paying people to post on the internet GoneFishin Apr 2015 #26