sjs wrote:horizon wrote:Didn't you want to mention who vs whom?
Well, I must admit I had noticed, but didn't like to say
After all, we in the grammar police wouldn't want to arouse the attentions of the pedantry police, now would we?
sjs wrote:horizon wrote:Didn't you want to mention who vs whom?
Ray wrote:sjs wrote:horizon wrote:Didn't you want to mention who vs whom?
Well, I must admit I had noticed, but didn't like to say
After all, we in the grammar police wouldn't want to arouse the attentions of the pedantry police, now would we?
horizon wrote:... I can conceded and say that the article went on to look at regions but its main gist was which city. I think we're being far too kind to the Guardian - it's just sloppy English, not Shakesperean innovation. ...
horizon wrote:I think I was losing the will to live by then . . .
(or loosing for those who prefer it, but I won't be using it for a while yet.)
Were you also preparing to pull Horizon up for "Shakesperean"? "Shakespearian" perhaps? No. There are some who think that the Bard actually spelt his name "Shakspere". So maybe either "Shaksperean" or "Shaksperian" is right (although my spellchecker doesn't think so).gaz wrote:horizon wrote:... I can conceded and say that the article went on to look at regions but its main gist was which city. I think we're being far too kind to the Guardian - it's just sloppy English, not Shakesperean innovation. ...
I think I'm being far too unkind to horizon, more likely to have been sloppy typing. On that basis I'll allow it ...
Precisely.beardy wrote:Others cant say "Yes" and have to say "absolutely" even when to my mind "yes" would have been far more fitting, they say it because they are vibrant, exciting people who are mixing with similar people and saying "absolutely" gets across the message about what they are too.
K9661-Pete wrote:What about "affirmative"?