[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

[Bob Rice]

   Mourning;

  But English remains pretty "fluid, anyhow?And the spelings are fun, too? 
Not to diss anybody, but to "Diss" has become part of the language, like" 
Ripped Off""Warp Speed" etc, I have fun playing with it, ENGLISH, while it 
is still fairly common, in usage, in the US?

    Bob, been usin' it for 68 years, almost, as I didn't say much in the 
FIRST year!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect


> 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
>
>
>
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