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Subject:Re: It's what It's. OH THAT ONE !! From:"Michael West" <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Thu, 19 Feb 2004 19:21:27 +1100
I wrote:
> Many style handbooks recommend using "that"
> instead of "which" to introduce restrictive clauses."
David Neeley wrote:
> WHICH merely proves what an artificial and unnecessary distinction it
> is!
It's a useful distinction, and if you trouble yourself
to investigate and consider the issues involved, and
to read what has been said about it by people wiser than
any of us here, you'll understand why.
And now it's time to take it off-list.
--
Michael West
