There is a marvelous article in this morning's Guardian on-line -- http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1366173,00.html

Very erudite for "The Graunaid"

Very nice, Jo. The use of "sic" for American English (for "anymore") was funny. We get a "sic?" Well, then, we Americans should give "humour" a "sic" as well!

Interesting discussion about "persuade" vs. "convince."

The "sic" was for "anymore". If you (as a British reader) are going to complain about a writer's misuse of English, don't use Americanisms! The words "glass houses" and "stones" come to mind.

I loved the comment

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In the sports pages we hear from Olympic athletes expected to medal in their event so I can only hope that Manchester United facup again this year.

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Of course, I don't get it, arnie.

I am still thinking about 'convince' and 'persuade,' though. If you look at this Usage Note, you will see that the tide is beginning to change between 'persuade' and 'convince.' In the 1981 the usage panel didn't accept using 'convince' with an infinitive, but that changed in 1996. I hadn't known about the debate between 'convince' and 'persuade.'