Before you judge me as some kind of 'anything goes' language heathen, let me just say that I'm not against usage standards. I don't violate them when I want to sound like an educated person, for the same reason I don't wear a bikini to a funeral when I want to look like a respectful person. There are social conventions for the way we do lots of things, and it is to everyone's benefit to be familiar with them. But logic ain't got nothin' to do with it.
Before you judge me as some kind of 'anything goes' language heathen, let me just say that I'm not against usage standards. I don't violate them when… - Arika Okrent
Before you judge me as some kind of 'anything goes' language heathen, let me just say that I'm not against usage standards. I don't violate them when…
- Arika Okrent
What kind of a world do we live in that has room for dog yoga but not for Esperanto? - Arika Okrent
What kind of a world do we live in that has room for dog yoga but not for Esperanto?
The variety of shape, pattern, and color found in the languages of the world is a testament to the wonder of nature, to the breathtaking array of pos… - Arika Okrent
The variety of shape, pattern, and color found in the languages of the world is a testament to the wonder of nature, to the breathtaking array of pos…
The job of the linguist, like that of the biologist or the botanist, is not to tell us how nature should behave, or what its creations should look li… - Arika Okrent
The job of the linguist, like that of the biologist or the botanist, is not to tell us how nature should behave, or what its creations should look li…
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