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But it isn't inconsistent Larry Send a noteboard - 21/05/2010 01:14:32 AM


I am not disputing that languages change over time (I am not touching that last one), but that does not mean that pointing out the inconsistencies of new developments are invalid.


It has a regular usage pattern and regular semantic understanding and is tied to a specific region that has its own patterns. It seems to come down to which regional variation is assigned more "prestige" than the others. I happen to think that the lack of a specific second-person plural in most of the other English dialects is deplorable, but that's just me
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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What a grating accent Larry - 20/05/2010 10:41:38 PM 608 Views
what grammatical conventions? Camilla - 20/05/2010 11:11:10 PM 578 Views
Subjunctive, reflective pronouns, things like that Larry - 20/05/2010 11:26:09 PM 602 Views
His main two points had nothing to do with all that, though... Legolas - 20/05/2010 11:39:28 PM 706 Views
I know. I just merely said I disliked the accent and that the divergent dialects were just that Larry - 20/05/2010 11:59:25 PM 637 Views
How does that apply at all? Camilla - 20/05/2010 11:43:49 PM 607 Views
Different rules for different dialects Larry - 21/05/2010 12:03:31 AM 736 Views
.... dialects? Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:06:03 AM 690 Views
Yes, dialects Larry - 21/05/2010 12:20:09 AM 701 Views
Re: Yes, dialects Camilla - 21/05/2010 12:24:25 AM 577 Views
Perhaps Larry - 21/05/2010 12:54:49 AM 679 Views
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It really depends Larry - 21/05/2010 01:03:13 AM 786 Views
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It's not his accent, it's his voice. *NM* Rebekah - 21/05/2010 12:26:18 AM 261 Views
It's both Larry - 21/05/2010 12:54:04 AM 652 Views
Tickling the fort sounds like fun! *NM* Birdeye - 21/05/2010 02:37:03 AM 293 Views
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