Re: Simple Verbiage Question

["Murrell, Thomas" <TMurrell -at- ALLDATA -dot- NET>]

Cheryle, (sorry I misspelled your name earlier)

I guess I did come across sounding like the Grammar Police, which you did
not.  Yes, I do find the incessant use of "functionality," "usage," and
others like them annoying.  I also find the verbifying of nouns annoying and
try to avoid doing it too much <g>.

However, I must admit that I still aspire to being General Benevolent
Dictator For English On This World And Beyond.  Alas, my following is
smaller than Dogbert's

Tom Murrell
Senior Grammatical & Rhetorical Grump, Alliance Data Systems, Inc.
CAD4A - (614)729-4364
Fax: (614)729-4499
mailto:tmurrell -at- alldata -dot- net

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> From:         Cheryle W[SMTP:cjwiese -at- HOTMAIL -dot- COM]
> Reply To:     Cheryle W
> Sent:         Thursday, August 26, 1999 1:23 PM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: Simple Verbiage Question
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> I didn't mean to say that I was upset about the use of functionality.
> Believe me, I am anything BUT the grammar police - those types
> drive me nuts. My beef with the words I mentioned below is
> not that they are *incorrect* but that they are overused to the
> point of becoming annoying. :)
>
> Respectfully,
> Cheryle
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> >>>>Cheryl,
> >I used to get upset with words that seemed made up, but I learned to
> myself
> >about some 'constructs,' but I try to keep it quiet.
> that it is a part of what keeps English a living language.  I still
> grumble
> and grouse
>
> >What I haven't come to terms with are the seeming death of the word
> "fewer"
> >and the misuse of "that" and "which."  "Fewer" is a perfectly good word
> >that no one uses anymore, it seems, not even professional writers (and
> you
> >know who you are); everything is "less," even where "fewer" reads easier.
> >
> >Regarding "that" and "which," I find that even professional writers can
> >never seem to figure out when to use what.
> >
> >And then there is "who" and "that."  But I better not get started or this
> >will turn into a rant.
> >
> > > Tom Murrell
> > > Senior Technical Writer, Alliance Data Systems, Inc.
> > > CAD4A - (614)729-4364
> > > Fax: (614)729-4499
> > > mailto:tmurrell -at- alldata -dot- net
>
>
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