Quote:
Originally Posted by Steeltrap
The writer either has a meaning and cannot express it, or he inadvertently says something else, or he is almost indifferent as to whether his words mean anything or not. This mixture of vagueness and sheer incompetence is the most marked characteristic of modern English prose
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I hoped my post was suitably jarring to make the point that it did matter
. I had trouble reading it back when I 'proof read' it.
Sometimes I wonder if by boss really did want me to 'insure' that something happened, rather than ensuring it happened, as I assumed he meant.