"Which" and "that"

[James Smith]

I support "which/that" prescriptivism, in particular
in formal language.  I find documents written in
compliance with this rule are easier to read and
clearer than those that ignore it, e.g, peer-reviewed
articles; text books; and federal and state
legislation, rules, regulations, court decisions, and
so forth.

For general and informal usage, I - like most people
IMO - ignore the "rule" with no great harm.  I first
encountered this rule in graduate school - perhaps it
is not meant for the unwashed masses. :)

James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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