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10/26/2010 09:20 9708642146 <br />i <br />NUCLA COUNTRY COOP <br />October 24„ 2010 <br />v ? <br />Members of the Board <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />To the Members of the Board, <br />My name is Ruth Duffy. I have a master's degree in 91 <br />Milwaukee. I have taught English at high school and <br />Recently Ms. JoEllen Turner, a resident ofNucla, Col <br />survey that was done by Jim Irvine of Intermountain It <br />other properties in 1999. She asked that I read a4d i n' t? <br />Barx soil as used in this survey is not.consider <br />Because of the use of the second not in this sentence; <br />a tern in grammar -- which turns the statement =into j) <br />Bari soil as used in this survey is considered ar being <br />=that double negatives actually mean the opposite. A;cd. <br />grammar text will verify this. The use of double nega?i <br />advised because it can lead to misunderstanding, as <br />Should..you need. me to state my position on this int <br />formal hearing held in Nucla or please feel fee to cone <br />below. <br />Ruth <br />P.O. Box <br />Nucla, Q <br />/y PAGE^ 01/07 <br />V'OC)q? <br />from the University of Wisconsin -- <br />levels for over 20 years. <br />ido, brought me a copy of the soil <br />ource our, the Morgan property and <br />net the following statement: <br />as not being prime farmland ... <br />at we have here is a double negative..- <br />dtive. In other words, it actually, says,, . <br />ime farmland You need to wnddrstand <br />fultation of any standard English <br />rs is considered poor grammar and not <br />:s to be the cane here. <br />tion in person, I would do so at any <br />me by telephone at the :cumber listed <br />_, - <br />10 <br />rado 81.424 <br />970-864-7687