On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:22:20 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Our new editor wants to add the word "and" to such statements - >if <blah, blah>, AND then <blah, blah>. Both I and the other >writer disagree with the editor on this one - it should be just >if/then - no "and."
Yikes. You don't have to look for specific refs for geekspeak, this is just plain bad grammar. Look at a grammar reference. You don't use "and" to separate a conditional clause from the rest of its sentence! I'd seriously wonder if this person were qualified to edit *anything*. ;-) -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.omsys.com/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
