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Old 02-28-2007, 08:42 AM
Mike Haven Mike Haven is offline
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Default Re: Grammatical Error In Forum

I think I'll choose a full stop, (period), when I do the rewrite:

"Moderator(s) notified. In a moment you will be automatically returned to the forum."

More importantly, as we are talking grammar, [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] , it should be:

"Moderator(s) notified. In a moment you will be returned automatically to the forum."

I think it's called the "split infinitive syndrome". The most well known example is in Captain Kirk's famous prologue:

"... to boldly go ..."

which always causes a titter to run round the audience at our conventions.
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