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Subject:Re: Correct Grammar From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 30 Mar 1995 18:55:28 -0700
On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, charles desaro wrote:
> Here's one for all of you English "Experts". With the following poem:
> "On the beach of indecision
> lay the bleached bones of thousands
> Who with victory in sight
> Sat down to think about it"
> On the third line should the first word be Who or should it be When?
My vote goes to Who. IMHO, Who refers to the thousands whose bleached
bones lie on the beach. I can see no good fit for When.
RoMay Sitze People are persuaded more
rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu by the depth of your conviction
than the height of your logic,
More by your enthusiasm
than any proof you can offer.
-author unknown-
