[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

[David Lennick]

Alexandre Benoit wrote:
> "Why do you want me to speak 'white' ".    
>  
> Good one, Ron!  
>  
> When I learned English as a foreign language, they tought us: 
> - you can't start a sentence with 'but', but you may with 'however'. 
> - and the so called 'saxon genitive' can only be applied in relation to human beings. 
> Example: 'The record collector whose turntable ...
> or 'The company staff whose salaries ...'    or  'The Parliament whose sessions ...' 
>  
> BUT  I see more and more people THAT use it diffently, like 'the record WHOSE label...' 
>  
> Alex
>  
> 

I can't think of any alternative that isn't too formal, such as "the record, 
the label of which..[my dear Mycroft].."

As for not beginning a sentence with "but", this list is the first place where 
I've ever encountered that rule. And I been speaking English for nigh onto 64 
years.

dl