Neil Cerutti wrote:
On 2012-03-16, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
Ah, perhaps you're talking about *prescriptivist* grammarians,
who insist on applying grammatical rules that exist only in
their own fevered imagination. Sorry, I was talking about the
other sort, the ones who apply the grammatical rules used by
people in real life. You know the ones: linguists. My mistake.
I am not pedantic. You are wrong.
When saying somebody is wrong, you really should back it up with
references (wiki, dictionary, etc.).
At this point, if I had to decide between Steven and you, I'd go with
Steven.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that everything he has said matches with my
experience on the topic.
~Ethan~
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