Re: "endeavour to have the matter further envisaged" - what date would you guess ???

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:42:12 +0000 (UTC), "Rab C Nesbitt -
BT" <rab_c_nesbittNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> Must share this - I have (really, really) just
> received a letter dated th Sept 2005 from my
> local council which contains the expression

> "we will endeavour to have the matter further
> envisaged."
>
> Fuller context is
> "Thank you for pointing out this apparent
> anomaly and we endeavour to have the matter
> further envisaged. Unfortunately, this may
> take some time but it will be progressed."
>
> What date would the assembled experts have
> guessed for such wording??? I would have
> started 1910-ish, but having been 30 years
> in Computing am ignorant on these matters:
> any guesses or references ??

I strongly doubt that any English user of any century would
have used English those ways. I suspect the text was
written by a non-native English speaker whose English usage
was still far from acceptable.

.

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