Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Evidence of My Illiteracy
The following has been pointed out to me regarding my post about Edwards.
...'a young boy or a young girl' is treated as a plural so don't is correct.
I think the “or” does not allow you to treat this as a plural. But as I do not have my Strunk and White handy, I am doomed to languish in ignorance.
And yes I know that W is a much worse speaker. But while I thought Edwards was pandering, I think W is genuinely incomprehensible. For some reason, I think one is better than the other.
...'a young boy or a young girl' is treated as a plural so don't is correct.
I think the “or” does not allow you to treat this as a plural. But as I do not have my Strunk and White handy, I am doomed to languish in ignorance.
And yes I know that W is a much worse speaker. But while I thought Edwards was pandering, I think W is genuinely incomprehensible. For some reason, I think one is better than the other.
