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Old May 21st 09, 09:30 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Jack ([email protected]) Jack (jack.harrison@gmail.com) is offline
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Default Unusual diurnal cloud variation

On 20 May, 22:07, Weatherlawyer wrote:

Your paragraph spacings (and (dare I mention?) the obtuse use of
brackets) are an anathema to those of us who have to spend their days
burdened without the confines of academia.


Pot calling the kettle black methinks.

The word anathema in this context should not have a definite or
indefinite article attached to it. So you should have said:

"....is anathema to those of us...."

i.e. is irritating, disagreeable. You wouldn’t say is an irritating
or is a disagreeable would you?

Jack