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Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)

by sprocket <jas@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 26, 2008 at 08:45 AM

Paul wrote:

> I remember reading a language column by William Sapphire in an Indian
> magazine a few years ago where he had ruthlessly and meticulously set
> out to decimate all existing grammar softwares...

I suspect it was William Safire. Look up 'decimate', I don't think you 
meant what it means. 'Software' doesn't have a plural; you can use the 
cir***locution 'software packages' though.

JS




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Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 "myname" <ls  2008-03-24 11:58:04 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-03-24 11:54:58 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 "Ildhund" <j  2008-03-24 12:26:45 
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 tony@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (  2008-03-24 12:40:38 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Einde O'Callaghan <ein  2008-03-24 14:05:09 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 "myname" <ls  2008-03-24 14:26:03 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-03-24 07:03:31 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-03-24 06:57:38 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 "Ildhund" <j  2008-03-25 22:53:54 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 sprocket <jas@[EMAIL P  2008-03-26 08:45:50 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Peter Duncanson <mail@  2008-03-26 12:12:04 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-03-26 11:01:30 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 "Ildhund" <j  2008-03-26 19:27:25 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 sprocket <jas@[EMAIL P  2008-03-27 08:14:37 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 David <nospam@[EMAIL P  2008-03-27 16:50:47 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-03-27 10:25:38 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Molly Mockford <nospam  2008-03-24 14:08:37 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 John Hall <nospam_nov0  2008-03-24 18:15:45 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 Paul <paulmathewmac@[E  2008-03-25 10:19:59 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 "John Briggs" &  2008-03-25 17:45:33 
Re: Grammaticaly correct sentences (or not...)
 sprocket <jas@[EMAIL P  2008-03-26 08:08:03 

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