grammar (was Re: Fwd: ESR/OSI's Unix/Linux-history-ladentreatise on SCO vs. IBM)

[Bill Moran]

Stephen McKay wrote:
> On Wednesday, 21st May 2003, brian at planetshwoop.com wrote:
> 
> 
>>On Tue, 20 May 2003, Gary W. Swearingen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>What's worse is that y'all apply the same old propaganda about gifts to
>>
>>                      ^^^^^
>>
>>You commend his grammar and then stick that whammie in there?
>>
>>You, not "y'all".  Please.
> 
> 
> No!  No!  It is merely artistic flair!
> 
> Once he's established his impeccable grasp of grammar he is permitted to
> bend it in order to demonstrate his grasp of the vernacular, hence showing
> he not only knows the Official Grammar, but also a Dialect.  It's a solid
> points scorer.
> 
> This isn't the same as the 99% of Internet users who believe a valid
> contraction of "you are" is "your", or the other new percent who know
> about "you're", but believe it is a possessive pronoun.
> 
> Salt with :-) as necessary, and enjoy your language!

Are you talking about the people who don't know the difference between
"then" and "than" and think that "sux" is spelled properly?

-- 
Bill Moran
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