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OP On the Straight Dope website, someone has taken grammatical issue. He says,
Cecil writes "Attending a dance at a professor's house, he got into a quarrel with one Manderup Parsbjerg, like himself a member of the Danish gentry." Seems to me that's a rather abrupt shift in antecedent. "He" and and "himself" I assume refer to Tycho, while "a member of the Danish gentry" to Manderup Parsbjerg. But it took a while for me to digest that sentence. It's not too important, but I thought I'd point it out as something to watch out for.
Others, including myself, had no trouble understanding the criticized sentence. I claim no special command of grammar, and so I ask: what, if anything, is wrong with the criticized sentence? Or is the sentence fine and the critic the problem?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted a call to expertise Sparteye 04/19/01 05:43 PM Re: a call to expertise Faldage 04/19/01 06:08 PM Re: a call to expertise wwh 04/19/01 06:41 PM Re: a call to expertise NicholasW 04/20/01 07:35 AM Re: a call to expertise Capital Kiwi 04/20/01 07:38 AM Re: a call to expertise Max Quordlepleen 04/20/01 07:43 AM Bravo, NicholasW Faldage 04/20/01 12:57 PM Re: a call to expertise Sparteye 04/20/01 12:48 PM
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