tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post3134278616731204685..comments2024-03-28T09:14:52.110+00:00Comments on Sinclair's Musings: Matt Wardman accuses the BBC of stirringMatthew Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-58353203203613726712008-02-17T17:14:00.000+00:002008-02-17T17:14:00.000+00:00"the application of Sharia in certain circumstance..."the application of Sharia in certain circumstances if we want to achieve this cohesion and take seriously peoples’ religion seems unavoidable"<BR/><BR/>Whatever I knew of English grammar, I would take that statement to mean the speaker believes Sharia will be unavoidable.<BR/><BR/>Who can be against ".. cohesion and take seriously peoples’ religion"?<BR/><BR/>Not much of a condition if you ask me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-69904101744767630042008-02-15T18:23:00.000+00:002008-02-15T18:23:00.000+00:00Interesting debate - wondered what Dave would say ...Interesting debate - wondered what Dave would say on it.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-70857350473372629492008-02-13T22:14:00.000+00:002008-02-13T22:14:00.000+00:00Actually, I think we're quoting from different sou...Actually, I think we're quoting from different sources. My quote is from the radio interview, see the transcript here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.mattwardman.com/blog/2008/02/07/before-you-start-another-archbishop-of-canterbury-barbecueMatthew Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-40562140413471179632008-02-13T22:09:00.000+00:002008-02-13T22:09:00.000+00:00Fair enough. Do you think that was at all signifi...Fair enough. Do you think that was at all significant in creating the furore over the Archbishop's remarks?Matthew Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-76310992277040687462008-02-13T21:44:00.000+00:002008-02-13T21:44:00.000+00:00Matt,I fear that we're never going to agree on thi...Matt,<BR/><BR/>I fear that we're never going to agree on this one, but in the meantime, let's have Grammar 101.<BR/><BR/>The indicative is 'this is going to happen'. The conditional is 'this is going to happen if the other is going to happen'. What the BBC and you said is<BR/><BR/>"The Archbishop did say "it seems unavoidable"."<BR/><BR/>That implies an indicative. This is going to happen. What the Archbishop actually said was<BR/><BR/>"the application of Sharia in certain circumstances if we want to achieve this cohesion and take seriously peoples’ religion seems unavoidable"<BR/><BR/>Which is a conditional; if cohesion is going to happen then the applicaton of Sharia in certain circumstances is going to happen.<BR/><BR/>Those are two different ideas; the first is that it makes no difference what we do; the second is that it can happen or not happen but there are consequences to either one.<BR/><BR/>As Dr Williams might say... here endeth the lesson.<BR/><BR/>xD.Dave Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607982331690895063noreply@blogger.com