Steve Haywood wrote: > 2008/9/10 BARRY HOLLAND > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> . I fully expect to be shot down in flames for any grammatical or >> spelling mistake I make in these postings. >> Please lighten up >> Barry >> Nb rantover > > > In which case, and given that Andrew made the point rather more > lightheartedly, your use of the exclamation mark is flawed. Your use > of rows of them is execrable. In addition, your first sentence in > your last > posting uses one comma when there should be a semi-colon, and another > which is completely redundant. It also contains double and single > inverted commas when they are completely unnecessary with no reason > for delineating the one from the other. I could also mention your use > of the appalling abbreviation &, as well as your inconsistent > paragraph structure... But perhaps the point has been made. The > English language is a tool, not a master. It's not a fossil either > and both grammar and vocabulary are constantly in flux. > > Steve > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------
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