scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> >  All for the sake of saving a "by 10"...

> Language, especially spoken, works like that a lot - things are dropped when 
> they are not needed.

  Well, that was my point: In this case it *is* needed because leaving it
out causes confusion.

  One could argue that it's a well-established expression and thus shouldn't
cause confusion, but if I have never heard or read such an expression in my
entire life until now, I wouldn't say it's well-established. (Granted, it
might be well-established at a local level at some places, but one should
understand that not everybody is from that same place.)

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                                                          - Warp

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