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“That” or Not “That”…That Is the Question!
Posted by Editormum on Saturday, 19 July 2003 in Grammar Problems | ∞
There is a movement afoot in publishing and academic circles to remove “unnecessary” instances of the word that from writing. The problem is that it is difficult to codify when that is unnecessary and when it isn’t. For example, more than half of the “experts” would omit my use of that between “problem is” and […]
That vs. Who
Posted by Editormum on Saturday, 29 March 2003 in Usage and Diction | ∞
The Grammar Guru’s pet peeve: “people that.” This rule is simple: A person is always a who, never a that. Despite its simplicity, this is one of the most often violated rules of grammar. I have seen this error in many well-respected publications. Part of the problem is that authorities are divided, and have been […]