On 07/14/2010 07:06 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: ... > But in reality talking about "British English" and "American English" > is a pretty imprecise thing. There are dozens of varieties of British > English, and dozens more of American English. And dozens more if you > count other countries where English is widely spoken. Each variety has > its own grammatical peculiarities. For example, while trying to turn > onto a busy street during rush hour this morning I yelled at the > drivers on the busy street: "Dayumn! Y'all people have to stop drivin' > here, 'cause I'm late for work." Now, what do you suppose your grammar > checker would do with that sentence? Yet, I maintain that it is > perfectly grammatical for millions of English speakers. > > To me a grammar checker should limit itself to finding a missing open > or end quote and similar simple issues. Trying to check grammar is too > involved.
OK... take me to hospital. :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
