Re: A friend of John's

On Nov 12, 3:11 am, Adam Funk <a24...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2007-11-10, Peter T. Daniels wrote:

The construction, called the "double possessive" in _Fowler's_
(3rd ed.)

Please don't cite Burchfield's perversion as if it had the authority
of Fowler.

Hmm, you like Fowler?! I'm surprised.

Have you browsed in Fowler? His advice is always couched in the form
of reasoned discussion. He was a great writer and he could explain how
to be a great writer. (His main audience was newspaper writers.) He
did not adopt positions because they were hallowed.

.

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