This is well away from topic but I've noticed two new pandemics which seem to have swept the world.
I refer of course to people suffering from the dreadful symptom of starting their sentences with a conjunction.
"So......"
"So" is a word used correctly to join to together the previous and following sentences. It's in effect saying " and in consequence of what I've just stated....."
This outbreak would have been bad enough in itself to cause us pedants increased blood pressure but it's been accompanied by a further world disaster.
I refer of course to the extinction of the verb ' give' which has been driven from its natural habitat by the invading species ' gift.'
Even reputable agencies such as our own BBC now refer to things being ' gifted' rather than ' given.'
Is there no hope for us?
Al
