Fwd: Spelling or antecedent problem?

[Wilson Gray]

Fritz, you may wish to consider John's suggestion, too.

-Wilson

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From: John M. Spartz <jspartz at purdue.edu>
Date: Nov 1, 2006 3:59 PM
Subject: Spelling or antecedent problem?
To: Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com>


Wilson,

Do you think it might be that it isn't a spelling problem, but rather an
antecedent one, with "they" referring to the "pants" or "trousers" that follow
in the sentence?

Regardless, I do agree with your implication that an "English major" should
write better when sending to a list such as ADS.

Best,
John
__________________________________________
John M. Spartz
jspartz at purdue.edu
English Linguistics & ESL
Purdue University





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