Commendable Cy and I would never tell anyone what to do with their money but I will tell you I will never donate one dollar to anything sponsored by the UN--an organization that is truly anti-American.

the Red Cross.
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the occasion. I'm amazed, but not surprised, at the generosity of the American public during this terrible disaster in Haiti.

The words are synonyms, in fact. So can you really be one and not the other at the same time?
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I was not 'surprised' - but amazed (in wonderment) of the immediate response and generosity. Now if they can just get the roads cleared so that the people can be recipients of this generosity. Having experienced a 6.?? earthquake - and the aftershocks, the fear must be overwhelming. Prayers continue - I hope you add your concern/prayers to the concerns/prayers of many American citizens.

–adjective
greatly surprised; astounded; suddenly filled with wonder: The magician made the dove disappear before our amazed eyes.

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–verb (used with object)
1. to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
2. to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly: We surprised the children raiding the cookie jar.
3. to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort, person, etc.).
4. to elicit or bring out suddenly and without warning: to surprise the facts from the witness.
5. to lead or bring unawares, as into doing something not intended: to surprise a witness into telling the truth

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