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Old 06-03-2005, 02:21 PM
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Default Fun with grammar!

We were having some grammar & usage fun on a list I'm on this morning, so I thought I'd start up a thread here.

Fowler offers this tantalizing quagmire:

"Neither John nor Mary knew his own mind."

The grammar is correct, but the effect is disconcerting. Fowler suggests recasting the sentence entirely: "Both were alike irresolute."

Add your own grammar fun!
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