Rowley, I fear you're even more fussy than I am! To quote one respected
source, "The belief that 'and' should not be used to begin a sentence is
without foundation. And that's all there is to it."
>I also note the rather antiquated and studiedly careful avoidance of the
split infinitive
I thought my infinitive (to more closely mimic) was split, wasn't it? And
what's wrong with "actually"? To avoid its use would surely be more
antiquated, wouldn't it?
In any case, clearly I belong to the plasticity group when it comes to our
language!
Regards
AF
P.S. Tudor and Marcello, don't pay any attention to this schoolboyish
behaviour, we could go on like this for weeks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rowley Cottingham" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: grammar again
> <Sigh>
> Let us not confuse the grammatical rules appropriate for prose with
> those appropriate for verse. Shakespeare was quite content to use the
> device in his blank verse:
>
> "If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If
> you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?"
> (Merchant of Venice)
>
> That said, it is becoming more popular, and the great strength of
> English remains its plasticity. It is still the language of the Queen,
> but also the language of the Caribbean. Long may it remain a living,
> evolving language.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Accident and Emergency Academic List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Scott, Charles
> Sent: 21 January 2003 09:21
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: grammar again
>
>
> And did those feet in ancient time
> Walk upon England's mountains green?
> No problem with starting with conjunctions.
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