Harvey,

I'm pretty liberal, but I'm not in favor of legitimizing the use of bad 
grammar, no matter what you call it.  I agree with Bill Cosby, and calling 
him a racist is just plain stupid.  Of course, it's much easier to call 
people names than to address the questions they raise.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 10:34
Subject: Re: spell checking


> You may be right, but all one has to do is listen to the grammar of those
> so-called honor students currently graduating high school.  It is 
> horrible,
> but according to some liberal elements, it should be acceptable language 
> as
> should so-called Ebonics which is just a fancy name for street talk.
>
> Bill Cosby has tried to warn people that the grammar of the current
> generation is terrible, and he got called a racist for it.  And he knew 
> what
> it was to grow up poor and have to work himself upward.  Yes, he may be
> temperamental at times, but he is right about this.
> Harvey
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 9:15 AM
> Subject: Re: spell checking
>
>
>> Harvey,
>>
>> It's easy to forget that usage rules and spelling changes over time.
>> Then,
>> of course, there's just plain sloppiness, which may eventually become
>> accepted usage.  I'd be willing to bet that a hundred years from now, 
>> some
>> things will be spelled differently than they are today.
>>
>> Steve
>