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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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"I have read and understand the policies listed above and agree to comply with them."

leave "have" in or take it out???
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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have works...I know that taking it out may confuse the dim-witted who read "read" as present tense and fail to realize that it is also past tense as well.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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leave in
does this concern your new business?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:18 PM
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it would be i have read, i read is a slang way of putting it, either I've or I have
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RB
have works...I know that taking it out may confuse the dim-witted who read "read" as present tense and fail to realize that it is also past tense as well.
yea, that's what i thought.

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yes it sure does
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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EDIT...:reechy: Maybe not.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by WiLL
EDIT...:reechy: Maybe not.

:eh: what did you say before the edit?
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Princess Mandiala
:eh: what did you say before the edit?

h: It's edited for a reason h:

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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Princess Mandiala
"I have read and understand the policies listed above and agree to comply with them."

leave "have" in or take it out???
"Eye have red and undurstanded the rule type stuff you said before and agree to go by them as long as it doesn't really affect me"
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
"Eye have red and undurstanded the rule type stuff you said before and agree to go by them as long as it doesn't really affect me"

yea, that works.
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