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From: mmar@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (Mitchell Marks)
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Subject: Re: writing wrules II
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Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 20:52:05 EST
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> The subject of a sentence and the principal verb should not, as a rule, be
>       separated by a phrase or clause that can be transferred to the beginning.

This self-violating injunction is quoted from Strunk & White (_The Elements
of Style_ by William Strunk and E. B. White), p. 29 in the 3rd edition.  I
expect they did it intentionally.
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            -- Mitch Marks @ UChicago 
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