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Old April 19th 07, 09:54 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 10:03:38PM +0100, wrote:

Now this is something that many people say that really winds me up
it ISN'T HIS university at all saying "the university he attends would
be more accurate"

Might I recommend that you spend your time going after far more
eggregious offenders of your grammatical sensibilities? Perhaps you
could start with all those who chant "Pater noster / qui es in caelis /
sanctificetur nomen tuum".

What they will tell you that grammatical possession has nothing to do
with ownership.

(actually, they'll ignore you, like I should have done)

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