Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's more likely to be a spelling mistake than a misunderstanding of the meaning. It's likely that 'accept' and 'except' are homophones in the writer's accent and he either doesn't know the spelling that expresses his meaning, or he isn't sure which spelling represents which meaning and has guessed wrongly. But his intended meaning is clear (after a brief pause for thought), so it's not a semantic error. One way to check this is to ask whether you would have understood if you'd heard it spoken rather than seen it written. Bob > > I'd expect this one to be related more to semantics than to what is > commonly accepted as grammar, be it descriptive or (de)generative. > > A very nice catch all the same Jim - and so cruel ;-) . > Thanks for sharing the smile. > > Phx > > > Bob W wrote: > > >be careful - you'll be told off for enjoying grammatical errors. > > > >Bob > >> > >>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/but+just+this+once+sm > >>.jpg.html > >>