| Show X 1 Y Z SAYS BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT Dear Editor I In reading one of Duchesne I county's last week I came to a headed Item under the caption Our Weekly Lesson In English This seems to be contributed contributed contributed con con- regularly to that publication tion by a Mr Gordon Being In Interested Interested interested In- In In English I was at once attracted to the article and was surprised to find the following glaring incorrect correction in the second paragraph It reads as follows Do not say say Of times he would go to his hunting lodge It Is preferable preferable preferable pre pre- to say He would often go May I ask asle this in English English English En glish why he or she ahe would have I I us split this Infinitive would go And may I suggest would it not be much better to say He would go often thus leaving the infinitive infinitive infinitive tive unharmed The English language language language lan lan- guage as spoken Is messy enough at best having any more confusion Sincerely X Y Z |
