Sorry Andrew - I was confused by the threads! Having worked with Phil I have
seen him in action when matters of grammar come to the fore - A terrifying
prospect!
Best wishes,
Matthew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Larcombe" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [FISH] His Dark Materials Thesaurus 3: The Amber Compromise
> Matthew Stiff wrote:
>> As a stickler for correct English usage (becoming increasingly colloquial
>> after a few beers) I think that Phil would not wish to defend his use of
>> "there". However, I would avoid taking him on in the spelling and grammar
>> stakes - We could get seriously off-topic and I, for one, would become
>> too intimidated to write an email without having a copy of Fowlers to
>> hand!
>
> It's ok, I'm not going to start Grammar Wars - I was just correcting *my
> own* email. I wouldn't dream of correcting anyone else. :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
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