tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post8229174348029111210..comments2023-12-23T00:28:28.956-08:00Comments on MANY ENGLISHES: English Grammar 'Rules'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-25680290400021796072010-06-22T19:32:44.789-07:002010-06-22T19:32:44.789-07:00Thanks, Clarissa, for the great comment. I've...Thanks, Clarissa, for the great comment. I've checked out the Language Log link and enjoyed reading about their findings. <br /><br />I agree that what seem to be changes in language usage may not have a direct connection with 'outsiders' English. Is someone who speaks English as a second language an 'outsider' to English? <br /><br />English has been widespread around the manyenglishesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770190765254680899.post-41656624748405181912010-06-22T12:41:37.175-07:002010-06-22T12:41:37.175-07:00Often, what people perceive as a change in recent ...Often, what people perceive as a change in recent times and/or a result of "outsiders" speaking the language isn't the case at all. Many times, the usage is quite old, and it's the language peeve itself that's relatively new. :) The esteemed linguist David Crystal's book <i>The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left</i> explores this phenomenon fromClarissa at Talk to the Cloudshttp://www.talktotheclouds.com/noreply@blogger.com