At 09:18 PM 11/18/1999 +0000, you wrote:
>
>The Threatened Series - 2
>
>The Krafty Doctor (Doctor Astutus) has reminded us that
there were many
>important Christian controversies long before Nicæa; and
this is true.
> It would no doubt be instructive and interesting to look
at some of
>the earlier controversies; perhaps someone would like to
contribute a
>posting on Paul of Samosata, for example? If I leave
gaps, it is in
>the hope that someone abler than I/me [delete offending
pronoun] will
>fill them.
>
I believe "someone abler than MYSELF" would be the
preferred version.
(Sorry. I couldn't resist the temptation.)
--Stephen "Pedant-in-Training" Allen
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