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The grammar checker should recognise ablative absolutes
The spell checker will not recognise an ablative absolute; for example, where
a person writes something as an antecedent to a result clause: "This considered [ablative absolute], it would be helpful if...[result clause]" The spellchecker currently assumes that the "it" in the example above is the subject of "considered." ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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The grammar checker should recognise ablative absolutes
There speaks a properly trained Latin student! As a former Latin teacher, I
applaud your knowledge/memory. Even though, as Jezebel points out, English has no ablative and hence no ablative absolute, this is an absolute construction. I don't share Jezebel's abhorrence of such, as examples of absolute phrases abound in common speech: All things considered, ... That being the case, ... Given that [x], ... All things being equal, ... -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Paul Tomlinson" Paul wrote in message ... The spell checker will not recognise an ablative absolute; for example, where a person writes something as an antecedent to a result clause: "This considered [ablative absolute], it would be helpful if...[result clause]" The spellchecker currently assumes that the "it" in the example above is the subject of "considered." ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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The grammar checker should recognise ablative absolutes
I have no complaint about your examples. But they are fine because they are
good English syntax, not because they are English renditions of Latin constructs. English syntax is not perverted Latin. What I abhor is the nonsense promoted by pompous grammarians who wish it were. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... There speaks a properly trained Latin student! As a former Latin teacher, I applaud your knowledge/memory. Even though, as Jezebel points out, English has no ablative and hence no ablative absolute, this is an absolute construction. I don't share Jezebel's abhorrence of such, as examples of absolute phrases abound in common speech: All things considered, ... That being the case, ... Given that [x], ... All things being equal, ... -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Paul Tomlinson" Paul wrote in message ... The spell checker will not recognise an ablative absolute; for example, where a person writes something as an antecedent to a result clause: "This considered [ablative absolute], it would be helpful if...[result clause]" The spellchecker currently assumes that the "it" in the example above is the subject of "considered." ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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