"Rudolf Polzer" <AntiATField_adsgohere@durchnull.de> wrote:
> Scripsit illa aut ille Gatsby <s4008811@student.uq.edu.au>:
> > It seems futile to have a debate over the use of the English language
when one
> > cannot even distinguish the difference and correct usage of "then" and
"than".
> >
> > *sigh*
>
> The reason is simple. Native speakers know a language worst.
>
> But that's normal in Usenet. The best English is written by those who
> always write "excuse my bad English". The worst one is written by native
> speakers.

Pfft, I would argue that native speakers are simply pushing the boundaries
of linguistic evolution. Rather than just screwing it up.
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