[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

[David Lennick]

And how long did it take for "humongous" to make it into the dictionary? 
Likewise, "copacetic" (they can't even agree on the spelling for that word, let 
alone its origin, which is claimed to be variously Hebrew, Chinook and 
Bojangles Robinson).

dl

Bob Rice wrote:
>    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
>>
>>