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Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:37 am No weaker second-cousin

Do you agree with this comment?

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It is important to emphasise that command of the spoken language is not a form of 'incorrect' or 'less precise' form of the written language; it is a linguistic skill that fulfils certain particular aims and requirements, which follows its own rules and has its own inner logic.

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:31 am No weaker second-cousin

This is an elementary concept from Linguistics 101.

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:19 am No weaker second-cousin

But do you agree with it, Jamie?

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Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:50 pm No weaker second-cousin

I agree with that, but I'm sure I don't agree with the conclusion you intend to draw from it.

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Sun Apr 06, 2008 23:35 pm No weaker second-cousin

What will my conclusion be, Jamie?

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