On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 20:44, robin wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > >On Wednesday 01 Oct 2003 4:27 pm, robin wrote: > > > > > >>HaywireMac wrote: > >> > >> > >>>On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 17:40:45 -0400 > >>> > >>>Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered: > >>> > >>> > >>>>I'll look forward to seeing your letter. Will you sign it JH or > >>>>haywire? ;-) Best, > >>>>Mike > >>>> > >>>> > >>>*If they print it...* Who knows where it will end up? > >>> > >>> > >>Assuming you haven't sent it off, here are a couple of my famous > >>nit-picks ... > >> > >> > >> > >>>"operating system", *despite* the fact that most of the websites > >>>on the Internet and most of the Internet's structure is built on > >>>Unix, Linux, and other non-Microsoft platforms. > >>> > >>> > >>SAhould be "are", not "is". > >> > >> > >> > >Beg to disagree. In this sentence 'most' refers to 'the largest part', > >which is singular. > > > "Most" is not a subject; the subject is "most of the websites on the > Internet and most of the Internet's structure", which is plural (and > would still be plural without the second phrase). > > Sir Robin
Shouldn't that read "Internets' structure" then? 8-) Paul M
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