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Originally Posted by Humble  I think he couldn’t have been earnest, he said it to impress listeners and kick off a lively discussion. |
He did. He then showed that Shakespeare (Merchant of Venice) used subject pronouns after a preposition (Between you and I, all debts are paid) and that the singular/plural issues go back further. It was, however, a superb start- the room was packed full of Japanese teachers and lecturers of English and he kicked off with two deadly errors to wake them up. Michael Swan is a very entertaining speaker.