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in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
The reaction of a large part of the educated world to prescriptive grammar and spelling is of bemusement ... Of course, various Indian languages have had their stint with such exercises in the past, but today we define the language by educated native usage, not by what the educated native usage should be.
As a subject of study, usage is far more interesting to many of us than prescriptions ever can be. As I once noted in a different context, to many people, Spanish is what Spanish people do and say, not what even the majority of Spanish think they ought to do and say.
But, this discussion was very informative for a different point of view: thanks.
As a subject of study, usage is far more interesting to many of us than prescriptions ever can be. As I once noted in a different context, to many people, Spanish is what Spanish people do and say, not what even the majority of Spanish think they ought to do and say.
But, this discussion was very informative for a different point of view: thanks.
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