[78-L] Grammatically incorrect

[martha]

But for the hiring of the funtionally illiterate, we'd have no news 
reporters today.

They love to make paragraphs out of single words.

Often.

And that's no lie.

Back in the day, it would have been forbiddden.

We thought be were safe from bad grammar.


But we aren't.

It's all around us.  Every day. In the news. On the 'net.

Anderson Cooper lives on it.

Absolutely.


(Seriously, when I hear "back in the day", I want to toss my cookies. )



----- 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 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect


> Julian Vein wrote:
>> David Lennick wrote:
>>> 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
>> ===========
>> I was taught at school never to begin a sentence with "and", "but" or
>> "or". Or is my memory playing tricks?
>>
>>       Julian Vein
>>
>
> The only taboo I can remember is never starting a sentence with "Because",
> unless it was the beginning of a clause, modifying another 
> clause.."Because you
> are a moron, you may be president."
>
> dl
>
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