. . . plus c'est la meme chose.

[Grant Barrett]

On Nov 1, 2007, at 09:10, Laurence Urdang wrote:

> Once again we see a demonstration of the trivialization of what was
> once a good newspaper.

It's interesting that the same column you refer to also addresses the
common (mis)conception that the Times used to be better but has gone
downhill.

For those of you wondering what is being talked about:

"Talk to the Newsroom: Deputy News Editor Philip B. Corbett"

<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/business/media/29asktheeditors.html>

It's a grab-bag of style questions, mostly long-treasured peeves. I
do, however, like his gentle response to those people who say things
like, "Well, I learned many years ago from my ever-reliable teacher
Mrs. Frobisher that...." To that Corbett says,

"Life is sometimes more complicated than our fifth-grade English
teachers let on. And grammar is, too."

Grant Barrett
Double-Tongued Dictionary
http://www.doubletongued.org/
editor at doubletongued.org

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