"Harold Walker" wrote in message
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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
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from "BAC" contains these words:

But he wrote that circa 1950, and, lately, I have noticed the
additional
s
creeping into wider usage. Hence my original question as to what
currently
constitutes 'most favoured practice'.

The trouble is with 'most favoured practice', it's subjective.

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All this banter re the correct or incorrect usage of the English language
leaves me with but a single thought at my young age of 80.....I am far
less
concerned with what is correct or incorrect than I am with......"Am I
being
understood".....H



Weren't you the person extolling the virtues of creating the 'right'
impression by communicating in the manner preferred by (or appropriate to)
the target audience?