Grammar vs. style: ignorance in The Times

Language Log 2013-05-21

Summary:

Articles about English grammar in UK newspapers tend to exhibit an almost incredible degree of stupidity. In no other subject could such self-contradictory idiocy be accepted, or subjected to so little fact-checking. Today's exhibit is an article headed "English like it never should of been" by Oliver Moody in Saturday's The Times (London, 18 May [...]

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4638

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Authors:

Geoffrey K. Pullum

Date tagged:

05/21/2013, 06:00

Date published:

05/21/2013, 05:35