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[Colwyn]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

They come, they are boring, they go. Always been that way.

What? Omions?

[stoop]

I must admit I get annoyed at the ones who write 'should of' instead of 'should have'. It's not evident so much on CB but it is very widespread on other forums.

Mind you I know someone who's always getting her worms mixed up. No names but on holiday she thought some reggae loving guys were rasputins. Classic!

[Scunner]

quote:Originally posted by Colwyn


What? Omions?

Yes, the bringers of ominous news.

[tinkerman]

if I were to speak the queens English, to whom would I speak?

[Scunner]

Queen's

[stoop]

If

[tinkerman]

If? you cant start a sentence with If?
if I were to speak the queens English you wouldnt see the puntuation marks or capital letters

[Scunner]

And I was taught that you can't start a sentence with 'and' or 'but'. But I didn't believe it.

I was also taught that you should never use 'because of', it should always be 'due to'. I bet they don't teach that anymore.

[stoop]

quote:Originally posted by tinkerman

If? you cant start a sentence with If?
if I were to speak the queens English you wouldnt see the puntuation marks or capital letters

Whoever told you that you cannot start a sentence with 'If'?

If you let me know I will have a word with them

[tinkerman]

I am not an expert in technical writing, but in academic writing, there is no problem starting a sentence with "if" as long as the sentence also contains an independent clause.  I know of no reason why technical writing would have a problem with an introductory adverb clause, which is what "if" would introduce.  Perhaps, it was a personal preferance of my instructor.