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connolly@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
> 
>I stick with my charge of nastiness and xenophobia.  Kartik is guilty
>of pomposity and failure to comprehend the nature of language; but far
>too many of the postings here show the same trait.  And those who
>rebuked him took the tack: how dare he, as a foreigner, attack American
>English!

I don't recall attacking him in any vigorous fashion, except insofar
as to remind him that the rules aren't the language itself, and to
suggest that accusations of bad usage are best fulfilled in alt.usage.
english.

This discussion, incidentally, has absolutely no linguistic merit, and,
as I explained to you via e-mail, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop put-
ting sci.lang back into the subject line.  The thread has moved over to
alt.usage.english, and if you would like to flame me there, be my
guest.

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   -Richard L. Goerwitz              goer%midway@uchicago.bitnet
   goer@midway.uchicago.edu          rutgers!oddjob!ellis!goer