At 18:51 +0000 30/11/06, Andy Roberts wrote:
On 30/11/06, Deirdre Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:) I wasn't thinking of the non-technies, but rather sticking
the badge in the footer. A tiny little badge, You'd hardly
notice it. Just feel that the BBC should be representing
standards on all levels: whilst these days most listeners may
not notice a split infinitive, one still expects split
infinitives to be caught before reaching the airwaves....
Careful now. There is a pretty large school of thought that says there
is no problem with split infinitives in English. Complaining about split
infinitives is kind of like saying "guess what happened to Mike and I".
I tend to agree. So what did happen to you and Mike then?
Mike and I went out.
Gordo
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