<< the problem may lay
> elsewhere. ;) >>
I believe that is should read, "the problem may lie elsewhere." :-) Joan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jon.f.zimmermann@us.pwcglobal.com
> [SMTP:jon.f.zimmermann@us.pwcglobal.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 1999 7:44 PM
> To: CASNET
> Subject: Re: Grammar
>
>
> SINCE Rich has brought it up, let's look at the word "lower". One can
> only
> assume that he balks at the use of "lower" as a verb AS he has never heard
> the expression "lower the drawbridge". Would Rich have the King cry out
> the command, "reduce the drawbridge"?
>
> English has almost as many rules as exceptions. The same words are
> frequently used with different meaning. Thus, Rich's suggestion that the
> alternate use of words is a "problem" suggests that the problem may lay
> elsewhere. ;)
>
>
> To: casnet <casnet@lists.casact.org>
> From: RichSieger <"RichSieger @ CNI%KRAMER-WILSON CO.,
> INC."@MCIMAIL.COM>
> Date: 02/26/99 07:51:07 PM GMT
> Subject: Grammar
>
>
>
>
> Between studying for exams and reading for the job of for pleasure, I read
> many insurance (and non-insurance) publications. For the most part the
> publications are well written. However, there are a few pet peeves I've
> developed from my many ours of reading, so I thought I'd vent on CASNET.
>
> Insurer press releases like to say that their company has "lowered" rates.
> I am not an English major, but I seem to remember that "lower" is an
> adjective, not a verb. A better way to say it would be the company
> "reduced" rates. One can say we have a lower rate level, but to say we
> "lowered" our rates doesn't seem like proper grammar.
>
> My favorite problems are in the usage of the words "since" or "as" instead
> of "because." In publications, I'll see something like the following: "We
> need to increase rates since our loss ratio is high." The proper usage for
> "since" is when describing time, i.e. "It has been nine years since the
> last U.S. Census." The former sentence should read, "We need to increase
> rates because our loss ratio is high." "As" is used for similes, when one
> thing is the same as another. "I am as happy as a lark." It doesn't seem
> proper grammar when I read, "We will not revise our rates as our rate
> level
> is adequate." It should read, "We will not revise our rates because our
> rate level is adequate."
>
> I'll bet this missive has grammar errors, so feel free to take your shots
> (my e-mail is richsieger@cnico.com). But I thought these little tidbits
> might enhance the quality of what I think are very well written works.
>
> Rich Sieger
>
> Rich S.
>
>
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