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Don Phillipson - 28 Jan 2004 23:55 GMT

At the web site of the Los Angeles Fire Code
www.lafd.org/code.htm

"To instead search the entire Los Angeles Municipal Code, click here."

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)

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The Grammer Genious - 29 Jan 2004 02:31 GMT

> At the web site of the Los Angeles Fire Code
> www.lafd.org/code.htm
>
> "To instead search the entire Los Angeles Municipal Code, click here.

Since there is nothing otherwise remarkable about it, I assume
you are pointing out the redundancy in using both "the" and "Los".

\\P. Schultz

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Adrian Bailey - 29 Jan 2004 04:32 GMT

> > At the web site of the Los Angeles Fire Code
> > www.lafd.org/code.htm
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Since there is nothing otherwise remarkable about it, I assume
> you are pointing out the redundancy in using both "the" and "Los".

I'd say the position of "instead" is somewhat unnatural - I think most
people would put it after "Code".

Adrian

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meirman - 29 Jan 2004 06:21 GMT

In alt.english.usage on Thu, 29 Jan 2004 04:32:38 -0000 "Adrian
Bailey" <dadge@hotmail.com> posted:

>> > At the web site of the Los Angeles Fire Code
>> > www.lafd.org/code.htm
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>I'd say the position of "instead" is somewhat unnatural - I think most
>people would put it after "Code".

Or after "search". This is what I thought he was pointing out, too,
but weth commas, I think even the original one would be ok. So are
they allowed to leave out commas just because "they" are a web page?

>Adrian

s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.

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Christopher Green - 29 Jan 2004 20:27 GMT

> > At the web site of the Los Angeles Fire Code
> > www.lafd.org/code.htm
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> \\P. Schultz

There is no redundancy there. The name of the city is "Los Angeles"
(yes, it used to be a much longer Spanish name), and the article "the"
refers to the Municipal Code.

The split infinitive is what makes the sentence grate on the reader.

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Chris Green

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frank green - 31 Jan 2004 15:09 GMT

> > > At the web site of the Los Angeles Fire Code
> > > www.lafd.org/code.htm
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
> --
> Chris Green

Though some infinitives need splitting, this is indeed not a warranted
split.

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