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To: Morgana

They are also ironically, poorly educated. English is one of the few languages on earth with no rules, and no “Academie Francaise”. English is the fastest, most adaptive, most useful language on earth. If it falls into common usage, and becomes accepted, its “English”.
A person enforcing the “rules” today is simply revealing their own ignorance.

The others are nowhere close.


20 posted on 04/06/2016 1:27:23 PM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: DesertRhino
A person enforcing the “rules” today is simply revealing their own ignorance.


The subject and possessive pronoun* do not agree.

*Unless the person is gender fluid, transgendered, agendered or genderqueer with a preference for plural pronouns, id est.

88 posted on 04/06/2016 1:52:54 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
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To: DesertRhino
They are also ironically, poorly educated.

They are also, ironically, poorly educated.

English is one of the few languages on earth with no rules, and no “Academie Francaise”.

English is one of the few languages on earth with no rules, and no "Academie Francaise."

If it falls into common usage, and becomes accepted, its “English”.

If it falls into common usage, and becomes accepted, it's "English."

A person enforcing the “rules” today is simply revealing their own ignorance.

A person enforcing the “rules” today is simply revealing HIS own ignorance.

171 posted on 04/06/2016 4:04:21 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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