So, Bob, I’m not wrong, but my expression jars with your sense of elegance? ;-)
Chris
> On 19 Sep 16, at 18:40, Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> By the way, not to miss an opportunity to be pedantic, particularly with
> the Chief Constable of the Olympus List Language Constabulary, I suggest
> "I'll try _to_ find a 777 pilot _to_ ask" rather than "... try and find
> ..." Although the second 'and' is not incorrect as you will try to find
> someone and ask him/her. Two distinct operations, Someone to ask, though,
> has a cleaner sound to it. ;-)
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