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- From: jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: Standards
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 04:02:56 GMT
- Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- [Ah'm a gonna be sorry Ah got into this, but... Say, where's that
- Line-eater when you need him?]
-
- From article <BzMtxB.F8w@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>, by mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi):
- >
- [Discussion of "standards"]
-
- > This argument is similar to : "There is nothing common between birds.
- > Every bird looks different". Don't you realise that EVERY bird has
- > standard characteristics? That is why we call it a bird! Similarly,
- > the standard would be the common grounds between different BBC
- > newsreaders. When the pronunciation of a word is suspect, the
- > majority's opinion must be considered.
-
- To paraphrase:
-
- This argument is similar to : "There is nothing common between Englishes.
- Every English looks different". Don't you realise that EVERY English has
- standard characteristics? That is why we call it English! Similarly,
- the standard would be the common grounds between different BBC
- newsreaders. When the pronunciation of a word is suspect, the
- majority's opinion must be considered.
-
- By the way, Mandar, if you're going to make this argument, answer me this:
-
- What is "the standard bird"?
-
- [See! I _told_ you I'd be sorry! :-) ]
-
- [Happy New Year to y'all!]
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