notes & asides
Dear Mr. Buckley: Is it characteristic of all of us that we mess up our writing by trying to impress? It can cause some to mess up their grammar, although I am not sure whom would make that mistake. It can cause some, post ergo, to mess up with Latin, and it can even lead to the inappropriate use of accent marks. I, myself, worry the most about grammar, but I take comfort that the one thing that I really care about, which is precision in meaning, can survive some errors. Ain’t that the truth?
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