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On Thursday, 1 February 2018 22:24:11 GMT Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 1 Feb 2018 16:17:10 -0500, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> > The Romans were very practical people who didn't waste time or effort, |
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> > but got on with the job & built an empire which lasted 500 years . |
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> built an empire THAT lasted 500 years |
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Nope. Philip was right the first time. They built an empire, and it lasted |
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500 years. Your version implies that they built an empire that lasted 500 |
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years, as distinct from one that didn't. |
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Consult Fowler on "that and which". Preferably not the most recent version. |
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Regards, |
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Peter. |
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