[Gllug] LinuxDoc / DocBook Documentation Writting

Anthony Newman anthony.newman at ossified.net
Fri Sep 15 10:04:29 UTC 2006


Tom Schutzer-Weissmann wrote:

> It's wierd with "I have to go to London and a busy day..." because most
> speakers think of it as "have to" + "go" not "have" + "to go", which is
> why you'd answer "Do you really have to?" with "Yes, I have to", not
> "Yes, I have".

Personally I find it weird with people arguing about arcane sentence 
constructions which would do little but draw raised eyebrows from almost 
any interlocutor who learned to speak English in the latter half of the 
20th century. I only use spoken language for communication, mind you ;)


Ant
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