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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2010Dumbed-down Britain
Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): ------- His private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, said: "Prince William was delighted to be asked by the Queen to represent Her Majesty on this important occasion in New Zealand, a country of which he is enormously fond of, having visited previously in 2005. ------- "...of which he is ... fond of"? Is this really as good as private secretaries get?!?  SignatureAndy Clews University of Sussex *** Remove DENTURES if replying by email *** > Seen on BBC News website (see > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > visited previously in 2005. > ------- The poms have never been to hot on grammar. >> Seen on BBC News website (see >> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > The poms have never been to hot on grammar. Make that 'too' hot. >>> Seen on BBC News website (see >>> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> The poms have never been to hot on grammar. > Make that 'too' hot. We will find a work-around for Newton's gravity before we escape Skitt's Law. SignatureLars Eighner <http://larseighner.com/> Warbama's Afghaninam day: 46 1113.3 hours since Warbama declared Viet Nam II. Warbama: An LBJ for the Twenty-First century. No hope. No change. > Seen on BBC News website (see<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is this really as good as private secretaries get?!? Isn't it more likely that it's an editing fault by the BBC web site? SignatureDavid >> Seen on BBC News website >> (see<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Isn't it more likely that it's an editing fault by the BBC web site? Yes. There is no second "of" in the statement on the Prince of Wales's website.: http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/focus/statement_by_jamie_lowther_ pinkerton_private_secretary_to_pr_1912533909.html http://tinyurl.com/y8c39qn Other newspaper have quoted it correctly. SignatureJames > Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is this really as good as private secretaries get?!? Private seretaries shouldn't be much brighter than their employer, Jan On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: > Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > University of Sussex > *** Remove DENTURES if replying by email *** OK, I'll bite. What exactly is wrong with "of which"? > On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: >> Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > OK, I'll bite. What exactly is wrong with "of which"? If you put the "of" before the "which" you don't have a second "of" after it. SignatureJames > > On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: > >> Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > -- > James Ah, thanks. I hadn't noticed the second "of". >>> On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: >>>> Seen on BBC News website (see [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ah, thanks. I hadn't noticed the second "of". The editor of the BBC website probably didn't notice the first one and therefore put in the second one. He shouldn't of done that. SignatureJames >>>> On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: >>>>> Seen on BBC News website (see [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > The editor of the BBC website probably didn't notice the first one and > therefore put in the second one. He shouldn't of done that. Have course he shouldn't. SignatureRay UK > On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: >> Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > OK, I'll bite. What exactly is wrong with "of which"? I think it's the second "of" at the end of the sentence. SignatureCheryl >On Jan 17, 9:41 am, A.Cl...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote: >> Seen on BBC News website (see <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >OK, I'll bite. What exactly is wrong with "of which"? Nothing on its own, but it contains an "of" which is duplicated a few words later. of which he is enormously fond of One of the "of"s must go. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:41:13 +0000, A.Clews wrote: > Seen on BBC News website (see > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8463840.stm>): [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Is this really as good as private secretaries get?!? That depends on whether this was a written communication from him--in which case it is shocking--or a spoken remark, in which case a lot of slack needs to be cut. (The common term is "swapping horses mid-stream", the nags being "of which" and "fond of".) SignatureCordially, Eric Walker, Owlcroft House http://owlcroft.com/english/ >On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:41:13 +0000, A.Clews wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >slack needs to be cut. (The common term is "swapping horses mid-stream", >the nags being "of which" and "fond of".) Since not even Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton can be perfect all the time, I'm not shocked. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE |
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