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Reply #5: That is simply incorrect. Language change is an unstoppable process. [View All]

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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-26-10 08:03 PM
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5. That is simply incorrect. Language change is an unstoppable process.
We learn our instinctive, natural language usage in early childhood, that determines how we naturally speak in informal environments. I almost never use "whom" and usually use "me and X" subjects even though I know that is "wrong" in the formal language, you can drill grammar into people's heads as much as you want, it will simply not change people's natural speaking habits.
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