"gender neutral pronouns"

[ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET]

At 08:32 AM 9/5/2008, you wrote:

>The distinction is being lost in some Scottish varieties of English, 
>and in my view it is the uncertainty caused by its partial loss that 
>leads to the appearance of the strange hybrid forms 'I have went', 
>'he has came' that are widely heard among speakers in the West of Scotland .
>
>John Dunn.

Amazing!  I just heard a caller on talk radio (listening as I read 
email) say "I would of came..."  And he wasn't from Scotland!
Jules Levin
Los Angeles

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                    http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------