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From: Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid>
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Subject: Re: the true literal
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On Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:38:58 -0500, Jeff Higgins wrote:

> On 11/22/2013 02:39 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
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>> ... I would tolerate a smug attitude up to a point.
> 
> "... errant pedantry up with which I will not put."
> anon attrib to Winston Churchill

But Churchill was being very specific about English grammar: he was 
objecting to split infinitives, not pedantry or poor grammar in general.


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