Well said, Moose, prepostions at the end of sentences are an abhorrence "up
with which I will not put" (C) Winston Churchill.
But I am sure it was a momentary lapse on Chris' part (NB non-malapropistic
use of momentary, and a giveaway apostrophe)
;-)
--
Piers
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Moose
Sent: 03 March 2008 19:30
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Some B&W pics...
Chris Barker wrote:
> Sorry to be a little late on this collection, Martyn, but they are
> really good. I like taking that sort of photo and I must do so next
> time I'm on the coast. My son lives in Taunton, so those beaches are
> not too far away. As well as the lighting and the grain, the
> composition is helped by the islands in the distance (forgotten their
> names) and by the expanse of mud that those beaches consist of.
>
Oh dear, has another of the old guard gone over to the dark side?
"..consist of."
I abandoned the fight years ago in those circumstances where old fashioned
correct usage made for graceless reading.
".. mud of which those beaches consist." is the classic, literal correction.
".. mud that makes up those beaches." is more graceful reading.
Moose
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