Jan, thanks for these excellent examples. I admire them all and certainly Hardy knows what he is doing.
My objection was never sweeping. I have used "soapboxed" and other such constructions myself.
These examples strengthen me in my belief that the reason I don't like it is that it "spotlights" the giver's having given. I doubt that was the intention of the writer in the article where I found it.
And it may be more complicated than I can figure out.
Thanks for these examples, Jan, and all best for 2011.
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