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Old August 27th, 2008 #55
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And hey, everybody, let's not forget the constant use on VNN Forum (as well as the pages of The New York Times) of the misplaced qualifier, sometimes referred to as the misplaced modifier.

Imagine someone saying, "I ONLY drink scotch on weekends!" Taken literally this sentence means a persons drinks no water or other fluids on weekends, they drink only scotch. Almost certainly the speaker meant, "I drink scotch ONLY on weekends!" Notice how the correct use of the qualifier or modifier `only' completely alters the meaning of the sentence. When one makes a habit of the correct usage of qualifiers and modifiers it makes for much clearer communication. Best Regards to you all!