OT Faffy/Mike/Linguistics 101

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On Sun, 1 Feb 2004 21:48:46 -0500

" Suze Fisher " <s.fisher22@...> wrote:

>i don't think being raised by a teacher per se has anything to do with it -

>but rather the values of person you were raised by. BOTH of my parents were

>educators as was i (my graduate degree is in education) but i have little

>tolerance for rigidity about the form of language (ie' spelling, grammar,

>etc). (ok, well except for the pronunciation of " kefir " <weg>.)

>

Oh kewl, does this mean you will stop correcting my grammar? <weg>

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" They told just the same,

That just because a tyrant has the might

By force of arms to murder men downright

And burn down house and home and leave all flat

They call the man a captain, just for that.

But since an outlaw with his little band

Cannot bring half such mischief on the land

Or be the cause of so much harm and grief,

He only earns the title of a thief. "

--Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale