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"We define irregardless, even though this act hurts the feelings of
many. Why would a dictionary do such a thing? Do we enjoy causing pain?
Have we abdicated our role as arbiter of all that is good and pure in
the English language? These are all excellent questions (well, these are
all questions), and you might ask them of some of these other fine
dictionaries, all of whom also appear to enjoy causing pain through the
defining of tawdry words."
Via Jim Douglas, who wrote "Reminder: Dictionaries are descriptive, not
prescriptive."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
