Re: [ba-poker] RGPM: Moderator Selection - Call for Volunteers

[Andrew Prock <prock(deleted the rest)>]

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Michael Wiesenberg wrote:
> At 05:26 PM on Friday, 3/19/2004 -0600, Andrew Prock wrote:
> >I think grammar has evolved past that rule.
>
> Not yet.
>
> http://www.dianahacker.com/writersref/subpages_language/who-whom.html
>
> Many reasons exist for maintaining fine distinctions, although Gresham's
> Law does threaten to intrude here.  Maybe the distinction will fade in
> another 10 or 15 years.

I don't want to get into a long protracted debate about
the difference between todays grammars and yesterdays.

>From the link:

"We could of course change the rules to match the way
 most people actually speak..."

I've been reading a lot of 18th century and early 19th
century books lately.

It's clear that written grammar evolved drastically
between each of those periods and now.

Grammar is a living changing reflection of language.
It's not a set of rules that linguists get to "change"
when they do or do not feel like it.

Of course, these people need jobs, and they get to
make web pages too.

- Andrew