Klarinet Archive - Posting 000946.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Coughy or ti?
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 23:34:13 -0400

At 08:11 PM 5/19/99 EDT, Ravel wrote:
>Count me in as one who cringes also. I, too, hear the "Her & I did
>[whatever] this weekend" by college-educated, high-ranking people in my
>organization. Also, the famous "He don't got to do..." by college-educated
>mid-ranking staffers. I try not to cringe physically, as that would be
>considered not being a team player, but it's not easy. Are those of us who
>prefer traditional, standard (American) English now in a minority?
>
My favorite lately is constructions like, "It needs repaired." I am seeing
and hearing this far too often lately.

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