tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post4334104898706356062..comments2024-03-29T14:32:13.886+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Fr Hunwicke admits he's wrongFr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-41547716688304576602015-12-15T16:11:30.890+00:002015-12-15T16:11:30.890+00:00No, I think you should say late nineteenth century...No, I think you should say late nineteenth century. Matthew Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00958673318312786618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-47150234101621784562015-12-15T13:25:55.665+00:002015-12-15T13:25:55.665+00:00Since I cannot claim the erudition that would lead...Since I cannot claim the erudition that would lead to near ocassions of pedantry, I shall just insert an {I} for ignorance, or {O} for obliviousness, from time to time.<br /><br />A {BS} for bad spelling seems too open to misunderstanding.<br /><br />(Save the Liturgy, Save the World) Scelatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674226359189392827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-34980937963019752692015-12-15T11:18:31.673+00:002015-12-15T11:18:31.673+00:00So: people who spell "supersede" with a ...So: people who spell "supersede" with a C are doing so, not because they can't spell, but because they wish to revive an ancient spelling. Now we know.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-66391164807105992312015-12-15T11:15:39.047+00:002015-12-15T11:15:39.047+00:00So: people who spell "supersede" with a ...So: people who spell "supersede" with a "c" are doing so because they wish to revive an ancient spelling, and not because they simply can't spell. Now we know.Little Black Sambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699227938165106710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-14643508169786787412015-12-15T10:13:13.812+00:002015-12-15T10:13:13.812+00:00As Fowler wrote of the origins of some Americanism...As Fowler wrote of the origins of some Americanism :It might be good old English but it is not good new English. Osmund Kilrule https://www.blogger.com/profile/07031929350172992367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-8343802824820118862015-12-15T02:05:20.453+00:002015-12-15T02:05:20.453+00:00Is it pedantry to insist that "the 1400s"...Is it pedantry to insist that "the 1400s" means the years 1400–1409 inclusive, and contrasts with "the 1390s" or "the 1410s", rather than meaning "the 15th century", as the source quoted by your learned reader appears to wish it to mean? This seems to be a comparatively recent thing, but I'm now for ever reading references to (for example) "the Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010105719301587195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-72297677733449169612015-12-15T01:42:18.165+00:002015-12-15T01:42:18.165+00:00Fay(P)re play to you, Fr. ;)Fay(P)re play to you, Fr. ;)Deacon Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549825303646357455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-16295928245633175912015-12-14T22:41:26.484+00:002015-12-14T22:41:26.484+00:00Oh well, someone's got to say it: the pedants ...Oh well, someone's got to say it: the pedants are revolting! God bless 'em all!DMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206797202576000858noreply@blogger.com