I was taking a contrarian position, because, well, sometimes I just do. Truth be told, I think CL is correct; but I enjoy a bit of a joust with someone who won’t go all outraged to “win” at all costs.
As I say, I was glad you did take up the lance and joust.
I enjoyed it and learned from it too.
I am always glad to see proper writing and accepted style discussed on Free Republic. Can’t read and write right, can’t speak or think right-—thus I’ve always believed.
I’m afraid I didn’t do a very good job of jousting. If I knew more about the subject (proper English), I would have been a better opponent. Sorry....
(I’ve been wrong about things at the top of my lungs, and it’s pretty embarrassing. I think Ambrose Bierce had a quote about that.)