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Subject: PEKKING ORDER
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HEADLINE: PEKKING ORDER
Publication Date: Sunday November 8, 1992
BYLINE: 

Bernheimer wrote: "Salonen isn't one of those conductors who
pretends ( sic ) not to read criticism." And "Salonen is not one of
those lofty musicians who believes ( sic ) that art can survive in
a vacuum."

   Is it so difficult to remember that a plural subject requires a plural
verb?

GEORGE M. GRASTY

 Whittier
Perfection eludes even the most diligent. Many sources, though not all,
affirm that  pretend  and  believe  should have been used.


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