Hi guys! ABSOLUTELY, you are right, "Whence you are down loading...". is to be preferred. I should have read that post aloud before sending.
I appreciate the correction. Too few are concerned with correct English (so abused by most speakers and writers.) --David On Mon, 17 May 1999, John Pearson wrote: > On %M 0, David B.Teague wrote > > > > On Mon, 17 May 1999, Michael Beattie wrote: > > > > > On Sat, 15 May 1999, David B.Teague wrote: > > > > > > > perhaps from whence you are down loading) > > > ^^^^^^ > > > Sorry about the excess bandwidth killer, but is it whence or whom? > > > > Hi Michael > > > > Never say bandwidth killer about an English language issue. It is > > > With an invite like that, and as you posted to debian-user, how > could I resist butting in... > > > "from whence" or "from where", as "whom" refers to a person. I > > think "from whence" may be a little stilted, but I tend to that > > sometimes. > > > > "from whence" is indeed stilted, and needlessly and unnecessarily > redundant. "Whence" alone is to be preferred. > > > Thanks! > > > > You're welcome! > > > John P.
