Re: Where does it _really_ come from, anyway?

Ruud Harmsen wrote:
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:23:32 GMT: "John Atkinson"<johnacko@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
in sci.lang:

I agree. http://rudhar.com/sfreview/plyafter.htm

The inevitable consequence of writing a reply under the original text,
not over it, is that the quoting has to be brief.
"Has to be"? It *should be*, but as often as not it isn't!

My non-idiomatic command of the English language is insufficient as to
appreciate the difference. But if you say so ...

I thought your phrasing worked ok, with an implied [...if you don't wish your readers to get annoyed and/or lost / think you can't write] at the end.
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António Marques
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