There Is No 'Proper English'; Never mind the grammar scolds. If people say it, it's the right way to speak

[...]these grammarians really just meant the dialect that grew up in and around London; their manuals were intended to teach propriety to an emerging merchant class. [...]as a boy George Washington was required by his tutor to copy out "110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and C...

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Published in:The Wall Street journal. Eastern edition 2015-03-13
Main Author: Kamm, Oliver
Format: Newspaper Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dialects
Dictionaries
Grammar
Language
Language instruction
Linguistics
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Summary:[...]these grammarians really just meant the dialect that grew up in and around London; their manuals were intended to teach propriety to an emerging merchant class. [...]as a boy George Washington was required by his tutor to copy out "110 Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation."
ISSN:2574-9579