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Old 31-Dec-2006, 08:15
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Default Re: Deficiencies in the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language

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Originally Posted by Casiopea
Who's the authority?
The speaker, of course.
Given that we acquire language, and that our interlocutors must apply the same rules in decoding our utterances (cf. the unsuccessful sparrow), wouldn't it be equally true to say:
"Who's the authority?"
"Other people, of course!"


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