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November 24th 03, 01:39 PM
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Signs at St. James' Park
Peter Beale wrote:
In article , (Richard J.) wrote: That rule was described as a superstition and a fetish by Fowler in 1926 (or Gowers in 1965), and modern authorities agree with him that "different to" and "different from" are both acceptable, and have been for hundreds of years. Or can you quote a contrary view? Yes: in *my* view "different to" is not acceptable! :-) (Something differs from something else, not differs to). Ah yes, very logical. So according with* you, my posts have been full with* mistakes. * Sorry about the odd English, but I'm following your rules. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
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