Superfluous modifier contest

Subject: Superfluous modifier contest
From: David Ibbetson <ibbetson -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 1996 12:15:20 -0500

Janice Gelb gives some examples from the Sun style book. One of them is
"still pending".

What about "The judge's written explanation of his verdict ad been pending
for ten years in 1973. It is still pending today"?

David (looking forward to warmer weather) Ibbetson
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