Guest Post at Logophilius
Today I have a guest post about rules and style choices at Andy Hollandbeck's blog Logophilius. Go take a look, and while you’re there, check out the rest of his site.
Apr
26
“This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.”
—not Churchill, but maybe some anonymous government official, or maybe no one at all
—not Churchill, but maybe some anonymous government official, or maybe no one at all
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