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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I didn't say I liked it, I said it was acceptable.
Using your example, it's something to do with a group of people being a crowd and so if you remove part of that crowd, there's less crowd left. Language drift, rather than lack of education.
(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 10:11, 1 reply, 12 years ago)
No, that would be fine under my idea of the rules too.
Less crowd, fewer people composing said crowd. The crowd is a single thing, the people are not.
(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 10:13, Reply)
Yeah, I know what you mean. For the most part I agree with you.
I'm just saying that the rules aren't as rigid as that anymore.
(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 10:16, Reply)
They should be though, we make too many allowances for thickos.

(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 10:17, Reply)
They don't even teach correct spelling anymore.
Grammar's a lost hope.
(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 10:18, Reply)
Which is why we are sending her to Switzerland.

(, Thu 16 Aug 2012, 10:20, Reply)

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