Wolfgang wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
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"I'm proud to join you in commemorating the 150th year of the
important relationship between the United States and Japan." reads a
little differently than "...President Bush informed us that we have
had a close and enduring friendship with Japan for the past 150
years."

Agreed. Facts are a lot more instructive and generally helpful if
there is actually something factual about them.

That said, even the corrected text sounds......um......shall we say a
bit peculiar?.....in light of some of the changes that relationship
has gone through.

I think so, too, although apart from that little WWII thingy and the
slight faux paux at NanJing things have really gone pretty well, don't
you think? ;-)

Wolfgang
who, having declined to look at any sources other than what has been
transcribed here, takes it on faith that tim's version is the more
accurate........not a difficult leap of faith to make under the
circumstances.

Yep - just the facts, ma'am. Facts'R'Us. Yessiree.
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TL,
Tim
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