29 November 1996 WHEN GEORGE SCHOPFLIN SUBMITTED THIS article, there was little to suggest a contretemps was in the making. The article, like all articles, was turned over for routine editing. In large measure, that involved altering certain words and phrases to conform with Transition’s house style, which, for better or worse, has evolved largely from North American English usage, […]

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