Re: making linux look bad
On %M 0, David B.Teague wrote
>
> On Mon, 17 May 1999, Michael Beattie wrote:
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> > On Sat, 15 May 1999, David B.Teague wrote:
> >
> > > perhaps from whence you are down loading)
> > ^^^^^^
> > Sorry about the excess bandwidth killer, but is it whence or whom?
>
> Hi Michael
>
> Never say bandwidth killer about an English language issue. It is
With an invite like that, and as you posted to debian-user, how
could I resist butting in...
> "from whence" or "from where", as "whom" refers to a person. I
> think "from whence" may be a little stilted, but I tend to that
> sometimes.
>
"from whence" is indeed stilted, and needlessly and unnecessarily
redundant. "Whence" alone is to be preferred.
> Thanks!
>
You're welcome!
John P.
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