I just read this thread for the first time. I only looked because I saw that my esteemed friend Whirls had just posted, and I thought: "Oooooo, if she knows about Agustas then maybe she's flying one, and if so, I want to know about it!"
What do I find? Firstly, Whirls hasn't flown an Agusta, any more than I have.
I'm working on it though; maybe soon.
Secondly, it's turned into a long discussion on English grammar. Errrr....why? I read it through; it all made sense. Everyone communicated what they wanted to say quite adequately, and that's what writing is about - communication.
In my other work as a writer I have to check every word - though I don't bother usually; I let the sub-editor do it for me. On PPRuNe, the only times I get upset are if something is incomprehensible or ambiguous due to poor spelling or grammar. This wasn't the case here, so why the fuss?
This is an information and chat forum, not a masterpiece of English literature that's in the running for the next Booker Prize.
Edited to put in the question mark I missed out - not that anyone would have cared....ooops, the spelling police would!