My take is that rules for things like dangling modifiers were developed in 18th century as part of a push to move print writing away from vernacular. But now thanks to social media print & vernacular are merging again. So: go wild.
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Replying to @lmlauramarsh
Descriptivism + McLuhan + Walter Ong = peace of mind about prose that clings to vernacular.
8:48 AM - 9 Mar 2021
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