Editorial: Grammar Is Dead, Long Live Grammar Nerds
Most of us with a fondness for (or even a passing familiarity with) grammar can relate to the jarring, nails-on-a-chalkboard sensation of running across a sentence that claims, “Me and him are best friends.” Unless the sentence is meant to be an example of ultra-relaxed colloquial dialogue, most grammar-minded people will want to run screaming from
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and I have to agree with you- for me as a non-native it is difficult to see the reason behind some of the rules - like the thing with the Canada goose? would the plural be Canada geese? no clue there- she really lost me
but I enjoyed it (edit: found it in the comments- my browser started with the last page)
and it was fun to see that the discussion about dead grammar is happening in English too- it does in German and it has in Japanese since the late 80ies and only got heated over the time
what I find interesting, is the demographic behind that (sadly she provides no information to that- or did I miss it? - but in German and in Japanese it is an age thing- like there is a time in ones life where grammar just doesn't feel right, but then this time goes by
thank you for the share! it was entertaining
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