RE: and then

[Michael Strickland <Mstrickland -at- entriq -dot- com>]

eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com wrote:
> bounce-techwr-l-106467 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com wrote on 09/01/2004 04:26:30
> PM:
>> I'm talking about standard usage of English.
>
> But Bonnie, who's standard? The prescriptive grammarian's which may
> result in stilted instructions that may be confusing or put-off the
> audience or the accepted usage of the audience?
>
>
> And Bonnie replied:
>
> Do you mean "whose standard"? And do you mean "put off"? And how
> can you put off "the accepted usage of the audience"?

I think the fact that Bonnie has now resorted to pointing out the
grammatical errors in these very messages, rather than addressing the
content of the messages, says it all.

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