I would consider the citing of a commenter‘s
remarks on another list and
identifying the commenter or the list to be quite rude.
It is too easy
to take things out of context.
As for “for,” one favorite sentence
that I often used for diagramming
assignments was, “For I know whom I have
believed and am persuaded that
He is able to keep that which I committed to him
against that day.”
I would be more impressed with Ms Oates as one of the
best writers if
she had not been the primary editor of “The Best
Writers of Today” or
whatever title of that ilk she used. If you have
to toot your own horn,
it’s most often because no one else is w
I have not heard adverbs lacking the –ly except
for the common flat
adverbs in English.
I continue to be amused by the antics of those who feel
the compulsion
to attack the Little Book, especially when they quote
Shakespeare and
Chaucer as evidence of error. As Shakespeare would
have said, “That is
the most unkindest cut of all.” If I had said
that they were s
they should have been complimented by my remark.
Scott Catledge
Professor Emeritus
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