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Two things affect the future of the magazine a) continued ad-
38 Two things affect the future of the magazine a) continued ad-
vertising, as if this drops significantly, the magazine will
vertising, as if this drops significantly, the magazine will
cease to exist on the spot and b) as previously mentioned (ad nau-
cease to exist on the spot and b) as previously mentioned (ad nau-
seum), If I don’t get enough reports etc. then I will simply give up!
seum), If I don’t get enough reports etc. then I will simply give up!
Sadly, a lot of bowlers in all forms of bowls have deep pockets and short arms,
so they can’t reach their money. I have even had such conversations with people who
have moaned about the cost of bowling, who pay large sums every year to play golf.
I am, grateful for those who subscribe to the magazine, as your arms are not so short!
I AM NOT ASKING FOR IT but to those who add a little to their subscriptions
many, many thanks. If anyone else feels like adding a little or sending in a little extra,
it will be warmly welcomed! Without any advertising whatsoever the annual loss
would be thousand of pounds, which I certainly could not sustain!!!!!

EXPLODING A MYTH
EXPLODING A MYTH
YOU CAN'T BEGIN SENTENCES
YOU CAN'T BEGIN SENTENCES
WITH CONJUNCTIONS
WITH CONJUNCTIONS
I was taught in school I could not start a sentence with "and," "but," "yet,"
"or," "nor" or any other coordinating conjunction and would have got any
assignment back with very negative comments. However, style guides
disagree that it's a grammatical sin and you can do it any time you want.
YOU CAN'T END SENTENCES WITH PREPOSITIONS
YOU CAN'T END SENTENCES WITH PREPOSITIONS - - The
question "Where are you at?" would make any English teacher cringe - and for good reason.
It's grammatically incorrect to end sentences with prepositions when the sentence would have
the same meaning without it. But otherwise, it's perfectly fine. Not only is there no rule anywhere
that says you can't, but sometimes not ending sentences with prepositions makes writing clumsy
and unnatural ("On what did you step?" vs. "What did you step on?").
Ed - I extracted the above from the internet, which I thought would help with writing articles
etc. Although I can’t remember what a conjunction or a preposition is! Can I also remind every-
one that Semi-final is hyphenated, so don’t forget the dash? Also Quarter final is not hyphenated,
so don’t add a dash. As a result of the above two sentence statements items I have bought
“Fowlers Modern English Usage” - £3 from EBAY. I’m not sure it will improve my English but it
may be a good read on a dark winters’ night? Very small print so I will use one of my magnifying
glasses, which I seem to use more and more these days.
For anyone who is considering writing something but is unsure of their English, all articles
(especially mine), go through Microsoft Word for Grammar and Spell checking, so don’t be
concerned with English Grammar or spelling, just write what you want and my
computer (and me), will correct anything that needs correcting - so no problem! It
was said that during the 19th century, some schoolteachers took against the practice of begin-
ning a sentence with a word like but or and, presumably because they noticed the way young
children overused them in their writing. But instead of gently weaning the children away from
overuse, they banned the usage altogether! Generations of children were taught they should
‘never’ begin a sentence with a conjunction. I wonder if they still are today?
So, I have been haunted all these years by starting with
AND or BUT etc! I generally write how I speak but I have be-
come more pedantic about the English language after starting
the magazine.
P.S. However, must have a comma after it as does also
and so at the beginning of a sentence (I’m learning!), as do
other words. And please note the difference between there
and their. Also, twenty-five, 2-shot or other such number
words should also be hyphenated. Have I put you off?????