A writer in an American journal says lie lias received several letters from correspondents wlio dispute his statement that the following two actual newspaper sentences are both correct and mean the same thing: — (1) “At the time of the collision the pilot was in charge of the ship. ” (2) “At the time of the collision the ship was in charge of the pilot. ’ ’ The verbal battle over this thrilling question was still unfinished, according to latest flies.
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Patea Mail, Volume XLVI, 29 August 1923, Page 3
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77Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Patea Mail, Volume XLVI, 29 August 1923, Page 3
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