Originally Posted by
2006 
And the fact that you are considerably outnumbered on this thread should cause you to think that maybe you don't accurately reflect how English is taught/used. In spite of that, you do more preaching than anyone else. Quote:
Originally Posted by riverkid  Is this then your newest offering of proof for your position, that I'm outnumbered? |
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Quoted by Naamplao:
You know....I have never heard of such a thing as a "override reflexive pronoun". So I googled it and found a grand total of ZERO...not ONE reference to this term!!!
I googled "override reflexives" and found a grand total of SIX references all of which are associated with CGEL
I added a hyphen between "over" and "ride" and got Zero results for both. |
I think the fact that this point of view is not widely demonstrated on the Internet supports the position that you are promoting a view that is not widely held...not just on this forum...everywhere.
Your views here are controversial at best and the fact that this system of teaching is not accepted in the main means that
ESL learners will potentially be punished by getting low marks in important tests and exams.
Until and if the CGEL views on the English language become adopted as standard practice in the English community then this discussion belongs where it apparently now resides....in academia. You are not helping
ESL learners ... You are hurting them.