tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post113728682155301312..comments2024-01-10T06:40:26.416-05:00Comments on Chesterton and Friends: Belloc in the New StatesmanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1137516925077441332006-01-17T11:55:00.000-05:002006-01-17T11:55:00.000-05:00"When he sees a greengrocer selling 'potato’s' he ..."When he sees a greengrocer selling 'potato’s' he does not reach for his horsewhip; he merely points out that in the 18th century it would have been perfectly acceptable. Indeed, he says, it is perfectly acceptable in the 21st century because there is no room for ambiguity. Everyone knows it must be a plural for the obvious reason that we know potatoes do not have the ability to possess things."<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-1982324,00.html" REL="nofollow">John Humphry's review of <I>HOW LANGUAGE WORKS</I> by David Crystal in <I>The Times</I>, Jan 14, 2006.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11415684.post-1137432163569220712006-01-16T12:22:00.000-05:002006-01-16T12:22:00.000-05:00Thanks a lot for the advise.Thanks a lot for the advise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com