On Wed, Jul 2, 2003 at 2:48 pm -0700, Bruce Mitchell wrote: >Deliberate use of 'improper' grammar is what I meant in referring to being >of the Winston Churchill school; the old story of him writing a speech which >a minor aide sent back with grammar corrections, to which he responded by >red-penciling in the margin "this is just the sort of thing with which I >will not up put!" or something like that. I may not have the wording exactly >right but you get the drift. If you have ever read anything of Churchill, >who was a most prolific and compelling writer, it is hard to imagine anyone >having nerve enough to 'correct' his writing.
A pedant writes: what he actually (well, allegedly) said was "This is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put." :-) TimH -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
