Posted by Mikko on October 23, 2001 at 17:34:52:
In Reply to: Re: Wow! posted by Bartholomew on October 23, 2001 at 13:48:16:
: He was grammatically incorrect if he was responding to MY question, as well.
--Bart, does this appear familiar? "Please don't start whining about the grammar."
: My question was in the 2nd person, and in past tense. His reference disagreed with it on both counts. If he was responding to my question, he should have said, "Most people would answer 'yes' to your question."
--Now, to be *precise* again, Diarmuid's answer to your question was 'no'. What he wrote after that, "But I would not be surprised if most people do" was an additional comment.
: I stand corrected. He did not say "many people"; he said "most people." I'm sorry for all the harm that misquoting him may have done.
--What about your error above?
Mikko