Pedanticism?? Pedantry, please.
And while on that topic, there no need to apologise to Johan for the English
"wh", since it has Scandinavian roots, although as "hv". That spelling must
have been considered unattractive by our English forebears, but if you listen
carefully to an elderly English lady with suitably ladylike pronunciation, you
should hear that the changed spelling is not yet reflected in the spoken word.
It helps to have a hand in front of the mouth to feel that the "h" precedes the
"w".
Piers
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From: Jez Cunningham [mailto:jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 21 September 2010 07:46
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] No on caught my stupid error, was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
Johan,
Were you aware that you used "where" where you should have used "were"?
We're sorry English has such foibles: they're traps for us too!
Oops - seems I'm sucking this mailing list down into a maelstrom of
pedanticism. Andrew - where are you when we need you?
br
Jez, tongue planted firmly is cheek...
On 20 September 2010 20:25, Johan Malmstrom <jmalmstrom@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> When I bought new tires last time I choose the same tires. Not only where
> they good for rain, they where also "quiet".
>
> "Where" is the word because I have a new car and they are equped with
> some other brand, Goodyear I think.
>
> / Johan
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 20 sep 2010, at 15.04, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> As a result of that experience I spent almost $800 at the Buick
>> dealer on a set of Bridgestone Turanza tires. I had spec'd those
>> specific tires based on some research showing they were highly rated
>> as rain tires. Following good practice the car was also given a 4
>> wheel alignment when the tires were changed
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