english grammar and spelling

[DaleCooper]

I was part of the Bye-Laws Review Group at university - there was a big argument over whether it should be "referenda" or "referendums". I think in the end it was decided the two meant something different, something along the lines of you have several referenda at each of your referendums.

I rather like the sound of "referenda" finding it more euphonious than "referendums", unlike my example of "fora" which sounds awful.

 

[krus_aragon]

Can we agree that the following things are not errors?

- split infinitives

- starting a sentence with 'and' or 'but'

- ending a sentence with a preposition

But if that's true, do we have to correctly write in a different way to before? :P

 

[DaleCooper]

But if that's true, do we have to correctly write in a different way to before? :P

You should always concentrate your prepositions in the middle of the sentence and use as many as possible. For instance you might say to a child hiding under a table:

"Come up from out of under there."

 

[krus_aragon]

You should always concentrate your prepositions in the middle of the sentence and use as many as possible. For instance you might say to a child hiding under a table:

"Come up from out of under there."

For some reason, that struck me as being a somewhat South-Walian Wenglish phrase. Perhaps it could be further decorated thus:

"Now look 'ere, come up from out of under there, you."

 

[TheNewNo2]

For some reason, that struck me as being a somewhat South-Walian Wenglish phrase. Perhaps it could be further decorated thus:

"Now look 'ere, come up from out of under there, you."

I'm sorry, but that's too many prepositions for ASLEF to allow speaker-only operation.