[lit-ideas] Re: grades & kleenex
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 05:32:07 +0100
That's what one of these web pages says, of course. That is, that no
examples or arguments can change someone's mind on this issue.
Judy Evans
jaye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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[mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Ritchie
Sent: 07 May 2004 04:42
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: grades & kleenex
Thank you for your explanations, Harold and Judy. They explain what I
already understood, but I thank you for taking the time to write them.
Judy's lists of examples will come in handy at some point.
I stand by my first post, to the last. I think the solution fails the
ugliness test. It's no use telling me that language changes and so we must
adapt. Of course, of course. I have taught courses on the history of
English. But when fingers scratch the blackboard, when people write
English
with a tin ear, using the language as if it were a runabout from
Rent-A-Wreck, I expostulate uselessly. It's a habit.
David Ritchie
Portland, Oregon
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