"Do you even understand the meaning of the phrase "except for this . . ."? "This" refers to M&W's contributions. "Except for" qualifies the remainder of the sentence.
Except for M&W's contributions the entire responsibly for the design and construction of the two courses rests upon the Special Construction Committee..."
Alan Wilson is crediting the Committee for that which M&W did not contribute.
And the "in the main" language was also very much limited. Wilson had finished writing about M&W and then writing about the contributions of the Committee.
Do you understand the use of the conjunction "while . . .?" In this case, is it used to create context and a contrast, similar to how one might use "although."
David Moriarty:
You know, the last thing either I or most of the participants on here need from you is some education on the English language, how to use it, read it and understand it! I have no idea at all who the hell you are or think you are but I can guarantee you I had a damn fine education including on the English language and I definitely DO NOT need your help in reading what Alan Wilson wrote and what he said and meant to say!
What Alan Wilson said in that letter to Philler and what he said about what Macdonald and Whigam did and what Hugh Wilson and his committee did does not mean what you distortingly tried to make it look like it meant.
Every day and in every way, your pompous and inaccurate thoughts and posts and contentions on here about Merion renew my desire to refute you every time you post something in that fallacious vein.
If you care about your reputation
as you often say you do on here you better begin to rethink this charade of yours on the history of Merion or your reputation really will become unrecoverable on the general subject of golf course architecture as well. The best you can probably hope for on the INTERNET, at this point, is to be considered an incredibly fallacious and pompous asterisk!