Should these gentlemen be invited to join this list? I would sponsor them for
membership.
Comprised of is one of my little tantrum-inducers. It’s just _wrong_! <g>
As for the past perfect, I agree with ChrisB. English permits great subtleties
of expression. Eschewing the past perfect would diminish us.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On May 1, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2015/04/johnson-grammar?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/CompriseThis
>
> ...or should I have written: gramparians ... or perhaps grumparians? I
> include myself, having been known by family as the "apostrophe police" for
> some time.
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