Klarinet Archive - Posting 000224.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Loosing and losing
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:59:37 -0400

While we're on this topic ....
1) Dan L.'s use of "their" as an indefinite possessive really gets up my
nose;
2) What's the point of writing: "to THOROUGHLY convince?" The "to"
relates to "convince", not "thoroughly", and why put the adverb in front
of the verb when it works just well behind it, which is the traditional
English position?
(Perhaps I shouldn't use "position"....).
At least, clarinettists write better than computer buffs or railway
buffs,
I suppose.
Roger Shilcock

On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, Jack Kissinger wrote:

> Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1998 08:42:02 -0500
> From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Loosing and losing
>
> Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu wrote:
> >
> > Written communication is always difficult and stressful because
> > the slightest error and it does not turn out as you wanted to do.
> > But if one is writing about their specialty or their central
> > interest in life or the core of their income-producing capability,
> > and one wishes to convince others of the rectitude of the approach,
> > good prose goes a long way to doing it.
> >
>
>
> Sorry Dan, I know its generally considered bad netiquete to correct
> grammer and punctuation, but, you last sentence should really read i
> part "...to THOROUGHLY convince others ..."
>
> Best regards,
> Jack
>