The King's English
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Read on Hacker NewsAh you're right, it's in Fowler and in fact, in the earlier (first edition 1906) The King's English . Fittingly, for something that evolved into a classic, it touches on almost all the points discussed in this thread, in one paragraph and a footnote: http://www.bartleby.com/116/101.html#5
Read on Hacker News…r like this: Most of them have a good reason for being around. After all, clarity in communication is a good thing, a virtue even. As for the rules, I think I read it in the King's English or perhaps in an essay by Bernard that rules are made to be broken, but you must know what they are so that you can break them, otherwise most likely you are wrong.
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