.@sapinker A man needs to draw a line in the sand somewhere, across which the forces of barbarianism shall not pass! @rdbrewer4 @guardian
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Are you a descriptivist?
@sapinker's 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes). The Sense of Style. http://gu.com/p/4vmze/tw@guardian -
Criticised if you use split infinitives, which not that, less not fewer. See
@sapinker's The Sense of Style http://gu.com/p/4vmze/tw@guardian
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@sapinker@guardian -@BryanAGarner disagrees with you about "that and which"pic.twitter.com/wHJhWIw5OL
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Re "very unique": comments on "'Das einzigste" gab's nicht'" (
@BastianSick)? : http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/zwiebelfisch/zwiebelfisch-brutalstmoeglichst-gesteigerter-superlativissimus-a-262334.html …@sapinker#superlative#GermanThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker "...a quantity is being compared to a standard..." Surely 'compared *with*'?! Hope that one is in your book!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker VERY refreshing. And mandatory reading for all know-it-alls.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker One of my favorite jokes: Knock knock. Who's there? To. To who? You mean "to whom".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Is there anything to be said for a rule that says the 'is' of logical identity doesn't take an object, but all other 'is's do?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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