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I think on reflection you could be right. I've just reread Naylor's letter again and it occurred to me that he was trying to write it in the style of a Shakespearean sonnet. There appear to be some similarities in its structure. And the theme of thwarted desire is certainly one which Shakespeare...

On the subject of whether it is deemed permissible to split the infinitives it depends whether you are prepared "to boldly go where no man has gone before" Personally I don't have a problem with it. Nor, it appears, did Gene Roddenberry.

I agree that there is nothing wrong with starting a sentence with the word "And", if, as you say, you do it right. The point I was making was that Naylor's sentence on its own does not make any sense. (see below) "And the disappointment you expressed to fans in a message similar to this via your...

http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/14718734.Dear_Dale__Your_dream_is_still_alive/?ref=mr&lp=4 Just read the Naylor open letter to Dale and the first thing that struck me was, that'll please bhanutz, as Naylor seems to share his fondness for a paragraph. Although as a suspected grammatical pedant...

There is one. The sentence starting, "Having said this...." was intended as a new paragraph. I apologise for not making it clearer by the additional use of the return key, thereby creating the requisite gap to make it more obvious. I could of course have simply employed the use of the indent...

We shouldn't criticize a player for wanting to play at the highest level. We also shouldn't criticize someone who wants to maximize their earning potential, although when you are already earning £10,000 a week, this becomes something of a moot point because you are already earning in a year what...

Is that the same Peter Osgood who died of a heart attack at age 59?