Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, April 16, 2001, 1:15 |
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David Peterson wrote:
> This much is true. I can remember the autobiography of Benjamin
> Franklin. It was hideously annoying with those awful abbreviations.
> I'd just like to point out that just because lots of people do
> something or because people have done something in the past doesn't
> make that something right or desireable.
Excuse me, but language is all about commonly accepted conventions.
Besides, I still find it odd that you accept contractions like "I'd" but
not contractions like "tho". So, please tell me, what decides whether a
contraction is acceptable or not?
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