negative press - help in writing a letter to the editor

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 16:51:27 GMT, "She's A Goddess"
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"iphigenia" wrote in message
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"Lina" wrote in message
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In lieu of your recent article (Title, date, author) I was shocked
to find
your views on breastfeeding so negative!


"In lieu of" means "without" - is that what you meant to say? Because
if so,
the sentence doesn't make sense to me : )

Without? Hmm... I've never used it in that way. I think it means "in
place of" or "instead of" and that Lina probably meant "In light of".
Can you give me a use of in lieu of meaning without? (Truly curious and
not flaming

"In lieu of" does mean "in place of" but that makes no sense in the
sentence, though.
--
Linz
YB: 4.5 months, 16lbs 6oz

"Lina" wrote in message
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"iphigenia" wrote in message
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She's A Goddess wrote:

Without? Hmm... I've never used it in that way. I think it means "in
place of" or "instead of" and that Lina probably meant "In light of".
Can you give me a use of in lieu of meaning without? (Truly curious
and not flaming

That's probably a more accurate way of putting it, you're right.

I'm glad because I was SUPER confused all of a sudden.


I'm still confused.

"Linz" wrote in message
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On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 16:51:27 GMT, "She's A Goddess"
wrote:


"iphigenia" wrote in message
...
"Lina" wrote in message
news
In lieu of your recent article (Title, date, author) I was shocked
to find
your views on breastfeeding so negative!


"In lieu of" means "without" - is that what you meant to say? Because
if so,
the sentence doesn't make sense to me : )

Without? Hmm... I've never used it in that way. I think it means "in
place of" or "instead of" and that Lina probably meant "In light of".
Can you give me a use of in lieu of meaning without? (Truly curious and
not flaming

"In lieu of" does mean "in place of" but that makes no sense in the
sentence, though.


I always thought it mean in light of... That's what I meant...