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RE: Death of the English Language
- Subject: RE: Death of the English Language
- From: Carl Distefano cld@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:54:15 -0400
Reply to note from Harry Binswanger Mon, 18 Oct
2010 15:54:51 -0400
>> and other tortured expressions ("as such" springs to mind),
>>
> Oh, oh, that's a staple of mine. What's the objection to it?
None, if used correctly, but odious when used as a generic
transitional phrase, without an antecedent for "such" (examples
here: http://www.law.louisville.edu/node/2554).
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Carl Distefano
cld@xxxxxxxx