[geeks] KDE "konsole" cluebat?
Micah R Ledbetter
vlack-lists at vlack.com
Mon Apr 16 15:59:58 CDT 2007
der Mouse wrote:
> (There's a place for descriptive authority, but a reference for
> correctness is not it.) I was taught by a very strict old-school
> grammarian, and ended up with a position somewhat like Nero Wolfe's:
> describing sloppy usage does not render it correct.
The problem with your position is that you assume there is "correct" and
"incorrect". There is no "wrong way" to express something, as long as
the something was successfully expressed or communicated (depending on
the situation).
What is incorrect about successful communication?
- Micah
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