Summary
In the writing game, everybody has to have an irk. Am I being fastidious or merely fussy in my irk against "there"? A few weeks ago The New York Times' editorial writers backed repeatedly into their morning lectures.
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A Question of Who Does the Graduating
The yawing or introductory "there" is an ancient device, not to be condemned out of hand. All the same, a sentence often will be improved by backing up and starting...
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