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Write it Correctly

edit David Janes 2004-03-28 10:50 UTC 2 comments  ·

Dr. Weevil is running daily entries from Ambrose Bierce' Write It Right. For example, today's entry is:

As—as for So—as. “He is not as good as she.” Say, not so good. In affirmative sentences the rule is different: He is as good as she.

Or to put it another way, this a catalogue of losing and lost battles against "meaning slippage" in the English language. Still, fun daily reading.

Comment #1Rick Pali

2004-03-28 11:06:44
Fabulous. Absolutely fabulous!

Comment #2gary

2004-03-28 17:04:49
I love that kind of stuff in an anally retentive literate way. Thanks for the heads up!