To: jbe who wrote (283 ) 1/2/1998 11:25:00 PM From: Rambi Read Replies (1) | Respond to
Hi jbe,A Short Introduction to English Grammar and also came up with the concept that two negatives make a positive (mathematically sound, anyway), the use of "different from" rather than "different to" or "different than", and the distinction between "shall" and "will". My source is Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson; I recommended it to Jack and wholeheartedly recommend it to all.not use it in the locker room. I really don't mean to sound stuffy though, and love Newman's views in A Civil Tongue when he tells of a young man's description in a newspaper about an older man who "became an experiencing person in my life, lending an aura to my developing personality of absolute rapport and communicatory relevance." (Ah-a sympathetic man?) I think that's the kind of bombastic writing you're thinking of (take that, Rev. Lowth).
