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Discussion Topic  RE: Comparative Linguistics (in The Written Word) by goofy
"Saxon" and "Sassenach" do seem to be related words ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Commas no longer in vogue? (in The Written Word) by goofy
I know I'm coming to this late... In Naomi Baron's ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
At its best, prescriptivism describes and promotes a prestige dialect. I don't have a problem with t......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
I said Zwicky, but actually it was Pullum who wrote the bit I'm referring to. He makes the comment i......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
Although I would be more likely to say "If I were you", I don't make a semantic distinction between ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
I'd say they were true synonyms. I'd say they are true synonyms. There might be a difference of mea......
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Poll  RE: Could you care less? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
That's funny, Richard! But I'm not sure that it is the same as the examples I gave. The sentences I......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
Some linguists call "were" in "if I were" the irrealis instead of the subjunctive. The reason is th......
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Poll  RE: Could you care less? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
This is interesting. "I could care less" and "I couldn't care less" are one pair of sentences where ......
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Discussion Topic  RE: Grammatical tenses (in Questions & Answers about Words) by goofy
"I'd say they were true synonyms." I vote for ......
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