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Originally Posted by Casiopea "The plain fact of the matter is that English has been saddled with a number of rules which do nothing more than reflect the prejudices or lack of knowledge of people not trained in the scientific study of language. What is most amazing, however, is that the public still consider these rules to be inviolate."
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I'm not so sure about the second part of that statement. Many people quite readily violate those rules and do so on a daily basis.
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