Linguistic appreciation
Sir – ‘But’ is a convenient word to start a paragraph with.
And I write this as an appreciation of Professor Roy Harris – (Obituary, March 26) – who elevated linguistics beyond artificial classroom teaching.
John Offord
Bicester
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