atw: Re: The Queen's English?
- From: "Michael Lewis" <mlewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:21 +1000
Deborah Cross:
> Here's a fun task for a Monday.
>
> We're having a polo match at work to celebrate the Queen's birthday. I've
been asked to come up with some invitation wording that sounds 'olde English'
and like it comes from the Queen!
Can't have it both ways; the Queen doesn't speak (or write) "olde English".
> Some examples I was given to start with are:
>
> The King and I request your presence at the Expatriates versus Australians
polo match followed by mocktails and canapés in celebration of my birthday.
Details of this auspicious occasion are as follows.
> OR
> Her Majesty the Queen requests one's presence at a polo match in honour of
my birthday...
King? What King? And "one" refers to the speaker, not to the hearer.
Michael Lewis
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www.brandle.com.au
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