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As one who has spent some years on a daily newspaper copy desk and seen
grammar slaughtered from near and far, I can certainly attest to Gene's
last statement. Most days, I need look no further than my own city
newspaper to see that the abuse continues.
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Subject: Re: job-hunt weirdness (Gene Kim-Eng)
This is another case where the common use depends on the reader's
assumption of context. "Forty six years in the news business has been"
really means "my forty-six year run in the news business has been."
And newspapers have never been great defenders of proper grammar, by the
way. :)
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Handy, David" <dhandy -at- Informatica -dot- com>
>I couldn't resist googling.
> Turns out the Boston Globe lives in the same wacky universe as some of
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