[net.lang] Nitpicking is contagious

ded@aplvax.UUCP (07/18/83)

A recent submission:

	Usenet contributors might keep in mind that grammatical or spelling
	`innovations' may detract from the message they want to present.

Since the above was submitted by a USA member, I would call it a
self-contradictory statement.  But I'm not a "language consultant", so I
could be wrong.  Has `' supplanted ""?  In any case, is not `' an innovation
compared to ``?  Furthermore, were the previous two sentences
grammatically correct?  

Are there any English teachers out there?  I think I need help.

					Don Davis
					JHU/APL
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joe@cvl.UUCP (07/19/83)

	"Are there any English teachers out there?  I think I need help."

Excellent.  Recognizing you need help is the first step on the road to
recovery.