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To: David C. Burns who wrote (1890)2/27/1999 5:09:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
David:

Nice quote from Fowler. Who can disagree?

RE: [my own particular peeve] preventative (preventive);

I still think "preventative" is a noun, and "preventive" is an adjective. But I don't have time to look it up now.

Jack



To: David C. Burns who wrote (1890)2/28/1999 4:57:00 AM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 4711
 
"Needless lengthenings of established words due to oversight or caprice..."

Thank you for stumbling over my pet peeve: The use of "due to" when one means "because of." This egregious misuse is becoming widespread in the fashion of a contagious disease, thanks to the sloppy media types who think it sounds more important.


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