|
:-)----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Bolhuis"
Subject: Re: Memory installation in a 170?
OK So while I DID get straight 'A's in English grammar I have redeployed those bits in my brain to remember that the screw size on the back of a 170 is 5.5mm. I will attempt to use the knowledge gained here to reduce the future workload of my editors!! Thanks for the clarification!! - Larry Darrell A Martin wrote:Hi: Not an English major, but a former proofreader. When a word like "out" is used adverbially to modify a verb like "wore",creating a verb phrase such as "wore out" with a meaning distinct from thetwo words considered apart, it is important for clarity that one not separate the two words of the phrase. So, your second sentence example, "When I wore out the one I got from IBM ..." is the better of the two. This is even more fun than catching sentence-ending prepositions with. Darrell Darrell A. Martin - 754-2187
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.