Bull's Eye Business Writing TipsTip #434: Some pronouns..These
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Tip #434: Some pronouns illogically stand for nouns of a different number. For example, a singular pronoun stands for a plural noun, a plural pronoun for a singular noun: (Adapted from Clearwater.com)
Other pronouns illogically stand for a noun that is not stated.
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Last weekend at a high school foot ball game the announcer said, "the running back was drug down from behind." Should that be "dragged down"? |
Reader's Comments:
Jaime Glottman wrote:
Since Mr. Denisov (see Tip #432) demands an "official apology" for whatever mistake he claims to have found, I would request one from him for every time he writes "proved" or "proven" without inverted commas to indicate the word itself is not part of the text but the object of the discussion.
Mr. Santoro wrote:
I agree with Dimitry's comments on "proved." Having taken advanced grammar courses in college that constantly promoted "proven" as the past participle, I ALWAYS used and recommended it to all my college students as well as my clients in industry. HOWEVER, in the last few years, I have noticed that the media (which alters many grammatical words and phrases these days) uses ONLY proved; it looks like the trend is being reversed and we are going back to discarding proven. Remember—media rules will effect changes. It does not matter what the dictionary says these days. I now feel like a dope if I say "proven."
Quote of the week:
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“To find your way in the world, listen to your heart.” (P.J. Hendriks 1972) |
I suggest you read a book that has been around for many years, but it still has some good advice—How To Overcome Failure and Achieve Success—by Napoleon Hill. This book has some great advice for leadership skills.
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Answer to this week's exercise: My answer: Yes, Robin, the verb should be “dragged down.” |
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