tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185876513552272723.post2564180487663973112..comments2024-03-28T03:10:23.679-07:00Comments on Polemarch: St Ouen’s BeachThe Polemarchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958736917525649927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185876513552272723.post-45153371616185623772021-10-25T01:57:09.783-07:002021-10-25T01:57:09.783-07:00There are plenty of opportunities for naval action...There are plenty of opportunities for naval actions, in fact, in the mid-C17. Not so many ship models around, unfortunately. <br /><br />According to my Roget's Thesaurus, 'so' is a synonym for 'hence'. So, substitute 'hence' for 'so' in each newscast and see if it still makes sense....<br /><br />(I claim that sentence does, but a 'so' at the start of this one would not.)The Polemarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958736917525649927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185876513552272723.post-28945255413086876592021-10-23T06:05:43.448-07:002021-10-23T06:05:43.448-07:00You given me some nice ideas and inspiration for C...You given me some nice ideas and inspiration for C17th 'descents' on the French coast there. Great stuff.<br /><br />Also, glad to hear that it's not just me that hates the modern 'So' usage at the start of every statement. When did this start? Can we send a terminator back to stop it ever emerging? Even those paragons of grammatical virtue, the modern newscasters/journalists, appear to be using it at every opportunity GRRRR....Duc de Gobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668407600014604176noreply@blogger.com