Posted by Mike Field on April 29, 2015 at 18:46:42 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: World Wide Words posted by Magnus Smith on April 29, 2015 at 04:16:06:
Thanks Magnus. Good sleuthing. I found the article interesting, but not convincing I'm afraid. How does a type of ship turn into an awkward or inexperienced marine (let alone a soldier)? Also, I confess I heartily dislike his rigid adherence to not splitting infinitives. "To not be" does not mean the same as "not to be". (And I bet he doesn't ever start a sentence with a preposition either....)
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