Bill, at 15:48 on May 27 1996, you wrote to David Drummond ...

DD>> There are less sparrows along the Gwydir Highway than there 
DD>> used to be.

BG> They've become smaller, have they?  Or did you mean that 
BG> they are not as prolific as before?  Better leave the 
BG> english-mangling to Rod, I think. :)

The are fewer sparrows flying around the Gwydir highway these days.  Those
sparrows struck by the BMW motorcycles quietly cruising the highway on a
Saturday afternoon, are now less sparrows than they used to be . . 

I looked in Dymocks for a Macquarie dictionary yesterday - that had mostly
Collins (and Websters), no Macquarie :-(

David
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