Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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jayles the unwashed

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April 6, 2017

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1

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  • April 6, 2017, 7:12am

@Ryland3 I'm not going to greatly disagree with you, except that perhaps it would be better to talk about standard vs non-standard English rather than right vs wrong. After all, British and American English differ but simply reflect two different standards. Over the years standards change - all the way from Chancery English to the present day. One simply needs to use the appropriate standard - whatever the university, magazine, business, or government department prescribes or the on-house style is.