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On 02/02/2018 01:03 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_relative_clauses#That_or_which_for_non-human_antecedents |
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> This mentions Fowlers, the reference that Peter said to read. |
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Thank you. |
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> Unfortunately, the distinction, and so the subtleties of meaning, is |
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> falling into disuse, even in professionally written copy. |
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Oh my. I don't think I've ever run into this before. But, it's only |
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been the last decade or so that I cared enough to pay attention. |
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> But its a bad habit which I will never get into! |
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Couldn't you have said "…habit that I…" in the fact that you were |
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referencing a specific habit, not just a generic place holder? |
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If I'm understanding things correctly. |
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Grant. . . . |
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