another Mounce mistake

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Fri Nov 1 11:23:15 EST 2002


At 16:05 01/11/2002, Wayne Leman wrote:

>But language rules change as speakers
>change how they speak and write. Your grammarian friend is correct in noting
>this language change. There still are English speakers, including probably
>many on this b-greek list, who would continue to use only the objective
>case, as Mounce did.

Too true, Wayne.

There is a most interesting column in today's "Times" ( of London ) by 
Philip Howard on the subject of the rapidly disappearing distinction 
between " fewer" and "less". At 70, I am still irritated when I hear 
examples of this, but Howard makes a good case for the evolving nature of 
language.
Well worth reading -- 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,482-465522,00.html


Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie







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