Seconded to another city. Can a set daily rate for subsistance (food) be set?

[Lance]

Why does your accountant use the future tense about a past event?

No idea. He's not paid to be good at grammar.

[northernladuk]

No idea. He's not paid to be good at grammar.

Surely that is part of being a professional and accurate which is part of what you are paying for?

[MrMarkyMark]

Nothing to get wind of.... My accountant says "All existing dispensations will cease to be effective after 5 April 2016.".

So, that makes my companies worthless too...........Lance, I can you give my best price

[Old Greg]

No idea. He's not paid to be good at grammar.

It's a question of logic and semantics, not grammar.

[WTFH]

it's a question of logic, semantics and not grammar.

FTFY

[Old Greg]

FTFY

I am unconvinced by your correction, but happy to be educated if you can explain it to me.

[WTFH]

I am unconvinced by your correction, but happy to be educated if you can explain it to me.

I'm not convinced by it either, but generally you should not have an "and" followed by a comma as part of a list.
If the three items in the list are:
1. "logic"
2. "semantics"
3. "not grammar"
Then the rule I applied would be correct.


By putting an "and" between 1 & 2, then it should probably be a semicolon before 3.


But I'm happy to be corrected, the post was intended as a light-hearted response to the grammatical nature of the thread.

[Old Greg]

I'm not convinced by it either, but generally you should not have an "and" followed by a comma as part of a list.
If the three items in the list are:
1. "logic"
2. "semantics"
3. "not grammar"
Then the rule I applied would be correct.


By putting an "and" between 1 & 2, then it should probably be a semicolon before 3.


But I'm happy to be corrected, the post was intended as a light-hearted response to the grammatical nature of the thread.

I think it's a list of two, not three (note that I did not type "I think it's a list of two and not three"):
1. logic
2. semantics

I disagree about the semicolon, I regret to say.

[WTFH]

I think it's a list of two, not three (note that I did not type "I think it's a list of two and not three"):
1. logic
2. semantics

I disagree about the semicolon, I regret to say.

Logically speaking, it's an "AND" and a "NAND". So the question is whether that makes it a list of 2 or a list of 3.


I am unsure and happy to be corrected. ...or... I am unsure, happy to be corrected. ...or... I am unsure. I'm happy to be corrected.