Guest guest Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 > "...despite failing eyesight and shaky health he published handbills and > wrote innumerable letters to everyone he knew, urging each of them to > contribute for this cause." > > Does 'innumerable letters to everyone he knew' suggest that he wrote > innumerable letters to each individual that he knew? Or can it be accepted > as understood that he wrote one or a few letters to each individual that > he knew (which is my intended meaning)? One simple way of clarifying this without changing any words would be to surround the phrase with commas: ". . . despite failing eyesight and shaky health he published handbills and wrote innumerable letters, to everyone he knew, urging each of them to contribute for this cause." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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