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RonButters at AOL.COM RonButters at AOL.COM
Wed Mar 4 00:29:02 UTC 2009


Except, of course, when it comes to how amateurs define linguistic terms such
as schwa. And maybe even when we exhibit a touch of scorn for the
"artificiality" and pseudologic of deep-seated bourgeois linguistic practices (such as
avoiding the split infinitive, or making a distinction between WHO and WHOM).

In a message dated 3/3/09 3:38:10 PM, wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM writes:


> ... linguists don't like to prescribe usage.
>




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