CJ> My curse as late has been missed words--neither grammar nor spelling
CJ> checker is likely to catch that.
True, but I think the human brain is pretty well equipped to catch 
missing words.  Provided it's not too stressed, zonked out, etc.
CJ> You'd be surprised. (Now, was that a cliche or not?  It certainly is
CJ> But in a piece of nonfiction prose, the phrase should certainly be
CJ> reworked, I'd think.
It is pretty colloquial for a polished nonfiction piece. However, in a 
folksy sort of piece, where the writer is kind of chatting with the 
reader, I think it would fit it.
Barbara
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