"Bobo Bonobo®" > wrote in message
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> On Aug 27, 3:51 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "Omelet" > wrote in message
>>
>> news >>
>> > The recent thread on dirty leeks made me think about just how many
>> > people have no clu' where food really comes from.
>>
>> I wonder how many don't know how to spell clue, and don't realize how
>> pointless affectation wreck the beauty of language, unless you're Mark
>> Twain.
>
> Shouldn't either affectation or wreck be plural?
>
> The sentence you wrote wasn't a very beautiful use of language.
>
> --Bryan

You're absolutely correct. But, that was a mistake. Om's linguistic horror
show is intentional, to draw attention. What a charter life underwriter has
to do with dirty vegetables is beyond me.