Would OF? This man wants to be the Chancellor.https://twitter.com/johnmcdonnellmp/status/727243827740835840 …
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@JuliaHB1 Linguists describe language, not police it! -
@olliesayeed how can you intelligently describe language if you don't understand the basics, such as the meaning of words? -
@JuliaHB1 I believe it's you who's lacking in linguistic knowledge. The meanings of words change, especially in set phrases! -
@danninagh no, just because lots of people mistakenly think the shorted "have" sound is actually "of", it doesn't make them right. -
@JuliaHB1 what's "shorted" mean? -
@danninagh@JuliaHB1 college kids would've been sent home back in my day! See the 'of' yet? -& I'm only 'O'Level grade B- how standards slip -
@StevenageBoy@JuliaHB1 What IS the standard, then? By your logic we should all be speaking Proto-Indo-European! -
@danninagh@JuliaHB1 Queens English is the the standard. - 1 more reply
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@JuliaHB1 clearly you don't know what linguistics is ... bravo@olliesayeed for calling out the grammar fascists -
@JuliaHB1@olliesayeed Quote-unquote "grammar" I should say – what you're policing are class-based norms of linguistic use, not real rules -
@JuliaHB1@olliesayeed good explanation of the difference here, well worth consulting before further such attacks https://newrepublic.com/article/77732/grammar-puss-steven-pinker-language-william-safire …
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