Experts defend lax grammar in informal talk and daily speech
Northwestern University professor Ernest Samuels argues there is no final authority on grammar and that informal conversation accepts phrases like its me or if I was you. He warns against pedantry in casual talk while noting formal writing should follow accepted rules. He cites past shifts in word acceptability and emphasizes clear communication over rigid correctness.
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Chicago
Ernest Samuels
Samuels
Northwestern University
Harvard University
Clarence Darrow
Social notes of surrounding towns and visitors
Local column lists visitors and guests from Denton Dallas Sherman Garland Grand Prairie Greenville Lone Oak and other nearby towns. Residents and relatives such as Mr and Mrs J Barrett Mrs Minnie Fay Hinton and others host and visit in Dallas Fort Worth and area over weekends and holidays.
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Mrs
Howard McFarland
Grand Prairie
Charles Skaggs
Trenton
J. A. Barrett
James Jenkins
Judy
Dallas
Jenkins
Minnie Fay Hinton
Monnie Pollard
Greenville
Henry Phillips
Lone Oak
W. H. Phillips
Hayden Hamilton
William McKinney
Winnie
Sallye Hamilton
Oscar Billner
Sherman
Dub Bilmner
Granvolee Hasard
Use T-4-L for Athlete's Foot
Advertising copy claims T-4-L treats athlete's foot with a 90 percent alcohol base for deep germ kill. It promises relief in one hour or a 40 cent refund at Childress Pharmacy.
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Childress Pharmacy
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C. V. Wier
Mattie Altha Wier
Morilla Ruth Rogay
Marilla Ruth Rogay
H. S. McKean
Denison Mining and Manufacturing Cooperative Association of
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Denison Mining and Manufacturing Cooperative Association
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District Court of
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Court House
Justin L. Bible
Grayson
Red River
Simon B
J. M. Sivells
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S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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al Petty
Denton
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Refus Scott
L. H. Lenox
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George Hansard Jr
Garland
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Oran Sears
Ouida Nell Harris
Floyd Harris
Dorothy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton
Billie Roberts
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George M. Hight
Prilla Byum
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Norma Smith
NTSTC
Commerce
Frank Smith
Betty Ann Darwin
TSC
J. P. Darwin
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Philip Earnheart
Anna Mae Laubaugh
W. L. Hatfield
Lee Frakes
Priest River
Idaho
Federates Club
Davis Parrish
Alamogorda, N. M
Ross R. May
W. C. Bass and Son
Bonham
Geo. Gordon Pope
Dick Walker
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Albert Lea Jackson
Albert Lea Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Tom Mason
Robert Finnigan
Perrin Field, Sherman
E. O. May
Tishomingo, Okla
Alice Blanks
Gladys Green
Leon White
Paul Cook
G. A. Akridge
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Dr. Smith of
Forth Worth
First Baptist Church
Patsy Ann Scott
Tom Bean
Ralph Wallace
Whitewright
Joe Johnson
W. A. Carruthers
Crystal City
Charlyne Gerhard
Abilene
A. B. Hemphill and Son
Anna Ruth Johnson
Caldwell
Katy Komet
Freight
Katy
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George Geson
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TOM Roach Motors, Sherman
United States
U.S
The
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