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Re: [SLE] Believe this ?? OT
- From: Örn Hansen <orn.hansen@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:36:05 +0200
- Message-id: <200410151336.06036.orn.hansen@xxxxxxxxxx>
torsdag 14 oktober 2004 23:20 skrev Danny Sauer:
> Don wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Believe this ?? OT' on Thu, Oct 14 at 12:00:
> > Well, there you go, "pre-ordering" stuff. Shame on you! The Grammar
> > Patrol will be around soon to see you. :D
>
> Get on the floor and place your hands behind your back. The modifier
> "soon" should not come between the infinitive phrase and the verb phrase
> that the infinitive phrase is modifying. "Soon" would more appropriately
> be placed directly ahead of the verb phrase, as in "Soon, the Grammar
> Patrol will be around to..." or "The Grammar Patrol will soon be around
> to...".
>
Actually, I think he merely forgot a comma "The Grammar Patrol will be around
soon, to ...".
> Don wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] Believe this ?? OT' on Thu, Oct 14 at 12:00:
> > Well, there you go, "pre-ordering" stuff. Shame on you! The Grammar
> > Patrol will be around soon to see you. :D
>
> Get on the floor and place your hands behind your back. The modifier
> "soon" should not come between the infinitive phrase and the verb phrase
> that the infinitive phrase is modifying. "Soon" would more appropriately
> be placed directly ahead of the verb phrase, as in "Soon, the Grammar
> Patrol will be around to..." or "The Grammar Patrol will soon be around
> to...".
>
Actually, I think he merely forgot a comma "The Grammar Patrol will be around
soon, to ...".
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