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silverbullet:
I see Bob wrote a sternly worded letter to the Times!
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/in-terms-of-in-terms-of-frank-mcnally-on-a-linguistic-plague-1.4459609 8)
Bob Shillin:
Add "like", and "literally" to my pedantry.
Shallowhal:
Bob givin out?....say it isn't so!!
silverbullet:
--- Quote from: Bob Shillin on January 17, 2021, 03:30:59 pm ---Add "like", and "literally" to my pedantry.
--- End quote ---
It reminded me.of your comments on Micheàl Martin.
Bob Shillin:
My pedantry is a bit cheeky, as I struggle with many aspects of English grammar, particularly the appropriate use of commas, colons and semi colons. I don't know if it was a Kindle translation error, but when reading John Banville recently, I was surprised at his ubiquitous use of the hyphen in sentences. It was the first time that I had read this particular author, and I wished that I had a dictionary to hand, as I came across so many words that I had never seen before. The growing acceptance, even in journalstic circles, of finishing sentences with prepositions adds to the general lowering of standards.
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