On 07 August 2007 16:15, Daniel Brown wrote: > On 8/7/07, tedd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi gang: > There should be a comma prior to the addressee(s). > > > > > In the long winded debate over copyright infringement vs thievery, I > > made an unkind and untrue inference re Larry Garfield. > You forgot to hyphenate "long-winded"; "Copyright" is a title and > should thus be capitalized; "vs" is not a word, but rather an > abbreviation of the word "versus", and as such it should be marked as > "vs.";
I contest that contention! An abbreviation including the final letter of the original word doesn't need the full stop, and so vs is correct (or so I was taught). (The Oxford English Dictionary apparently agrees -- see http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev_dict&field-12668446=vs&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact&sortorder=score%2Cname, and compare vs, say, http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev_dict&field-12668446=sept&branch=13842570&textsearchtype=exact&sortorder=score%2Cname!) > see the previous statement about the usage of abbreviations > and apply to "re". ... but that's not even debatable -- re is a word in its own right, a preposition meaning "about" (see http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/orexx_1?view=uk). > > > > > So, as a matter of public apology, I hereby apologize to Larry > > publicly for my heated remark. I'm sorry Larry. > Who is "Larry publicly"? Not only is this sentence redundant, but it > should be reworded to note that you "hereby publicly apologize to > Larry for...." Invalid use of either "sentence" or "redundant". (The sentence would be tautological; redundant, the phrase). Nah then, 'appen tha mistook thissen -- this 'ere English can get 'un reet taffled up! Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, JG125, The Headingley Library, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 812 4730 Fax: +44 113 812 3211 To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
