tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post4096509799708770164..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: OMG, OED: More cluelessness on paradeJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-36952898019032224222011-07-26T20:54:00.615-04:002011-07-26T20:54:00.615-04:00Considering the existence of writers Theodore H. W...Considering the existence of writers <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_H._White" rel="nofollow">Theodore H. White</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._H._White" rel="nofollow">T.H. White</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_White_(author)" rel="nofollow">Ted White</a>, I think you have little to complain about, Bryan.<br /><br />(Pedantic note: T.H. White's first name was Terence, not Theodore.)John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-1996399591106764752011-04-29T06:42:41.611-04:002011-04-29T06:42:41.611-04:00'Why is it that people do not understand what ...<i>'Why is it that people do not understand what dictionaries are for?'</i><br /><br />This is a good question. I think descriptivism has completely passed a lot of people by. They retain old-fashioned ideas not just about the purpose of dictionaries but about language generally. So they expect authorities to reflect and justify their knee-jerk peeves about usage.Stanhttp://stancarey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-84688306643997366442011-03-31T10:27:04.953-04:002011-03-31T10:27:04.953-04:00The word "positivity" actually gets a lo...The word "positivity" actually gets a lot of use in mathematics: see e.g. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=jAWVmIz80A4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=springer+positivity+lazarsfeld&source=bl&ots=AI2bPFwfK5&sig=F5M02PE_nXI8KIZLWX3mjfafW6E&hl=en&ei=T46UTYzkK5LAgQf0-P3XCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=springer%20positivity%20lazarsfeld&f=false" rel="nofollow"> this book title.</a>George McNinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342545130857512539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-3387174225512795662011-03-29T01:42:26.903-04:002011-03-29T01:42:26.903-04:00The inclusion of words that people frequently use ...The inclusion of words that people frequently use in the dictionary isn't newsT. Roger Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16304103509683960962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-90746611999692160422011-03-26T19:56:30.963-04:002011-03-26T19:56:30.963-04:00Tell that Brian White guy to "PLEASE STOP STE...Tell that Brian White guy to "PLEASE STOP STEALING MY NAME"Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607046468663026271noreply@blogger.com