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Subject:Re: It's what It's. OH THAT ONE !! From:"Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Thu, 19 Feb 2004 08:46:28 +1100
In a moment of distraction, I wrote:
> The issue I was seeking to clarify has to do with using
> "that" to introduce restrictive clauses, a traditional practice
> in standard English, but one which many style handbooks
> recommend avoiding in formal writing.
I garbled the above paragraph. It says the
opposite of what I meant to say. Please
substitute "which" for "that" in line 2.
Many style handbooks recommend using "that"
instead of "which" to introduce restrictive clauses.