The old Tennessee commedian Brother Dave Gardner -- long dead now, since 1983
-- said, "I may not be grammatical, but, by God, I'm communicable."
Sounds about right.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> You can piss and moan all you like, get your toga in a knot, screw up
> your blood pressure, have a heart attack, whatever you want. In the end,
> you die and the language goes on changing in whatever ways it chooses,
> not only those of which you approve.
>
> Most of the current language is the result of error and ignorance.
>
> Reason has absolutely nothing to do with it.
>
> Get over it. Language is useful for communication, always imperfect, and
> lots of enjoyable play. Don't worry, be happy. ;-)
>
> Moose
>
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