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Subject:Re: Yahoo has no staff tech writers From:cpwinter -at- rahul -dot- net To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 12 Oct 2002 17:21:23 -0700
On 11 Oct 2002, at 1:30, Brad Jensen wrote:
>
> That's quite an assertion.
>
> There are some other arguments.
>
> 1. Grammer exists to help the speaker remember what he is saying as he says
> it.
>
> 2. Grammer maps the inner process of construction of a verablized thought.
>
> 3. Grammer is euphonious - it is sound that determines grammer, rather than
> the other way around.
>
> 4. Grammer is the way that the old lady says it. In other words, grammer is
> ritualistic and indicates the orthodoxy and conformance to societal norms of
> the speaker.
>
> I just made these arguments up, but I'll bet most of them have been debated
> in the literature.
>
Were I feeling waggish, I'd ask you how an actor named Kelsey got
into this discussion.
But since I'm not, and since the rules of this list (like those of most on-
line discussions) forbid grammar/spelling flames, I'll just assume it was
an intentional mistake -- possibly made to see if anyone was paying
attention -- and let it pass.
Your #3 is an interesting point. But I don't buy it. If it were true,
English would not permit two identical sounds to adjoin each other.
Chris
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