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panlives Inner circle 2087 Posts |
Nobody likes a grammar scold, but it must be said: Ambiguity has a death grip on our syntax. The principles of effective speech are in tatters. Verbal chaos reigns....
http://www.city-journal.org/2011/21_1_sn......ish.html
"Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes. |
stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On 2011-03-08 06:30, panlives wrote: ...irregardless.... |
tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
What are we jabbering on about now?
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
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