__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Sunday 24 September 2006 08:10 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Buford Ressup <buford@xxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:26:00 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:
>>
>>> On a slightly different note, paging back up the thread, I noticed this
>>> Erik using the standard english construction "if it were", rather than
>>> the
>>> usual American "if it was"; I don't read Erik's posts usually, so
>>> haven't seen his style for a while, but I do recall him confusing
>>> dependent with dependant, so it seems surprising to see such a
>>> construction, and gives the strong impression that someone else wrote
>>> some, if not all, of that posting?
>>>
>>> Thoughts anyone?
>>
>> He's confusing it's with its, as well. I remember Erik being a bit more
>> literate than he's seemed, lately. Maybe he's getting senile. :)
>
> Ahh, perhaps :-)
There's less need to proofread when so many killfiles have the messages
eliminated.
Roy
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