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Please cite a specific example of substandard English and I will be happy to discuss it.

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P. 35, 3rd paragraph, 3rd and 4th sentences:

"But with 8-6 suited, it is very unlikely that my opponent will have one of those. Unless they have a pocket pair... ."

One: Most copy editors would, uh, flag a sentence that begins with "But".

Two: "My opponent" in the first sentence refers to the same person as "they" in the second sentence. I would categorize this as "substandard English". This is exactly the situation I was talking about in my previous post.

Every copy editor I know would tear me a new one if I wrote these two sentences, and they'd be right. I know this because I've written such sentences. Also, it's not like these two sentences couldn't be easily cleaned up.

I know I can find other examples, but I really don't feel like spending the time going over the book that way. Nonetheless, you asked for an example; I've provided one.

My main point is that this is a minor distraction in an otherwise fine book.