Apart from a few simple principles the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears.
Poor darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table.
He who eats with most pleasure is he who least requires sauce.
It's really frightening, American food on the whole. That's what always...
In America uniformed cops eat in coffee shops, diners and restaurants and...
