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Offline Jeff Wrangler

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Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3850 on: Yesterday at 09:37:15 pm »
Did you writers read the Sept. 29 issue article about Henry Fowler and his "Dictionary of Modern English Usage"?

I had a copy of Fowler on my bookshelf. I don't remember when or why I got it. I can't remember if I ever used it. I don't remember what I did with it or when.  :-\

I found the discussion of the use of "that" and "which" particularly interesting. Apparently, I follow Fowler's preference and didn't even know it.  ;D
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Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3851 on: Today at 03:29:47 pm »
Well, now I guess I'll have to read it to find out what his preference is!



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Re: In the New Yorker...
« Reply #3852 on: Today at 07:39:09 pm »
Well, now I guess I'll have to read it to find out what his preference is!

That's if I read the article correctly.  :-\
"It is required of every man that the spirit within him should walk abroad among his fellow-men, and travel far and wide."--Charles Dickens.