[projectaon] Re: Errors: Six of the Best (Grey Star #1) [October 9 2008]
- From: "Jonathan Blake" <blake.jon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: projectaon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:39:50 -0700
On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 6:40 AM, Simon Osborne <outspaced@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Additional question: Should any form of "<verb>
> [yourself/himself/herself/itself] on to" be corrected to "...onto", or is
> there some nuance that requires each instance to be considered separately?
> The reason I ask is that in 01fftd the following hasn't been corrected:
> (Section 21) "...drag yourself on to firm ground and..."; whereas above
> "...throw herself onto the raging fire..." has been corrected.
There is some nuance. If the "on" is part of the verb or the "on to"
otherwise doesn't convey the sense of movement to a position on the
object, it shouldn't be combined with "to". For example, "he went on
to become Supreme Master".
Section 21 should probably be corrected, even if I rejected it earlier. :)
--
Jon
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