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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Yes, the commas should be an indicator, but often there are commas
anyway because of some intervening parenthetical phrase/clause. The
ambiguity rarely surfaces in my own writing, but when I'm editing
someone else's writing and am not confident of the writer's intent...
And I don't see how that's backward, since I would not ever use
"that" in a nonrestrictive clause.
On Sep 7, 8:09 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I confess I'm with Herb on this one, though. UK English tends to
favor "which" even for restrictive clauses, but it always sounds
very stilted to me. The only time I'll use "which" is when there's
ambiguity about whether the clause is restrictive or not.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
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If I found you changing my "which"es to "that"s, I wouldn't hire you
a second time!
The "rule" that restrictive relatives must have "that" is a
completely fabricated invention.
On Sep 6, 9:00 pm, "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:
My clients trust my advice, but they don't always follow it--and
drafts often go through a dozen or more contributors. So, when I
receive drafts,
I
change "spacespace" into "space", change incorrect whiches to
thats,
and fix other stuff they might be inclined to ignore or change
back. And THEN I turn tracking on. ;-)
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:http://www.herbtyson.com
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in
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Thank goodness my clients trust my advice (but then I'm an editor
and not
a developer).
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"Beth Melton" wrote in message
...
"Cheryl Flanders" wrote in message
...
Yes. Several of my clients want two spaces after periods and the
paying client has the last word.
This says it all! I have a client who insists on two spaces
between sentences too. Even if I don't agree I'm paid to do what
they want. grin
~Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP
On Sep 3, 8:34 pm, "Peter T. Daniels"
wrote:
Is there a reason for typing two spaces after a sentence?--
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