[lug] [Way OT] English Grammar

[Rob Riggs]

More on topic: anyone know where I can find the spell checker in
Evolution? ;-)

On Thu, 2002-04-18 at 14:59, Rob Riggs wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-04-18 at 14:03, Peter Hutnick wrote:
> > 
> > BTW, I have BCCed your grade school English teacher.  I thought she'd like to 
> > know you are running around starting sentences with "And."
> 
> I know this was meant in jest. And I generally don't mind grammar nazis
> if they get it right. The world needs more geeks that can write
> coherently in human readable languages. But the last time that the rule
> above applied *was* in grammar school. That rule exists because simple
> minds need simple rules. The sentence in question was, in this respect,
> grammatically correct.
> 
> I think you are old enough now that we can let you in on the secret of
> starting sentences with conjuntions.
> 
> http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/032601.htm
> 
> And thus ends the grammar lesson for the day, kids! ;-)
> 
> -Rob
> 
> 
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