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L O W L A N D S - L - 30 March 2014 - Volume 01<br><a href="mailto:lowlands.list@gmail.com" target="_blank">lowlands.list@gmail.com</a> - <a href="http://lowlands-l.net/" target="_blank">http://lowlands-l.net/</a><br>Posting: <a href="mailto:lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org" target="_blank">lowlands-l@listserv.linguistlist.org</a><br>
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<font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px">From: <span name="Steven Hanson" class="" style="font-size:12.727272033691406px">Steven Hanson</span><span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span><span class="" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="mailto:ammurit@gmail.com">ammurit@gmail.com</a></span><br>
Subject: <span style="white-space:nowrap">LL-L "Grammar" 2014.03.22 (01) [EN]</span></div><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><br></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Tempus Sans ITC'"><font color="#20124d">This topic has brought up some interesting points. I think Sandy’s comment below sums up Grammar Nazis to the fullest – hypocrites who choose only what suits their purpose, even to the extent of attempting to perpetuate the falsehoods that Grammar Nazis’ own rules are based on. For example, thou shalt not split infinitives. Why? Because Latin didn’t? So what? English isn’t Latin, and as such, should not be subject to Latin’s rules, no more than a football player should be subject to basketball’s rules.<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:'Tempus Sans ITC'"><font color="#20124d">Pat’s comment regarding the up-until-recently common usage of ‘ain’t’ reminded me that I said ‘ain’t’ when I was young. I must have gotten it from somewhere (ie, I learned it by way of the natural process that most of us learn our languages, from family while growing up), and I refuse to accept the seemingly widespread notion that people are ‘lazy’ when speaking, as if we sit around purposely thinking to ourselves, “No, I’m not going to say that; it’s too long; it’s too difficult.” <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> Lowlands Languages & Cultures [mailto:<a href="mailto:LOWLANDS-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG" target="_blank">LOWLANDS-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lowlands-L<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 22, 2014 10:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:LOWLANDS-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG" target="_blank">LOWLANDS-L@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG</a><br><b>Subject:</b> LL-L "Grammar" 2014.03.22 (01) [EN]</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 22, 2014 10:50 AM</span></p></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><b>Subject:</b> LL-L "Grammar" 2014.03.22 (01) [EN]</span></p></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">From: Sandy Fleming <a href="mailto:sandy@scotstext.org" target="_blank">sandy@scotstext.org</a></span></p></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
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<div class="im"><br></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><div><div class="im">> From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></div>
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> Dear Lowlanders,</div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><div><div class="im">></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
<div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><div><div class="im">> Some of you may be interested in an article published in The</div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
<div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><div><div class="im">> Telegraph<<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/</a>>today:</div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
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> "Are Grammar Nazis Ruining the English</div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><div><div class="im">> Language?"<<a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10692897/Are-grammar-Nazis" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10692897/Are-grammar-Nazis</a></div>
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<div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px"><div><div class="im">> "Guardians" or "Nazis"? What are *your* opinions?</div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
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I'd say grammar Nazis just pick the arguments that suit their purpose, as any hypocrite will do.</div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><div style="font-size:12.727272033691406px">
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2014.03.21 (01) [EN]</span></p></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin:0in 0in 0pt">
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<span style="font-size:12.5pt">Are you inclined to fuss at a child who uses "ain't," or are you more interested in finding out that until the 19th century in both England and America "ain't" was an acceptable usage?”</span></p>
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