Direction of Fedora desktop manager Gnome, related to complaints in OT morons thread

[Andrew Haley]

On 22/03/11 09:54, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
>>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Haley <aph at redhat.com> writes:
> 
>     Andrew> On 21/03/11 21:19, Vaclav Mocek wrote:
>     >> 
>     Andrew> Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary really should warn
>     Andrew> learners that the first usage, although common, is
>     Andrew> technically incorrect.
> 
> There's no such thing as technical correctness when it comes to
> (human) languages.

Even if I were to agree with that rather extreme non-prescriptivist
opinion, the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary should still warn
learners about "begging the question".  Whether the first usage is
*actually* incorrect is irrelevant as long as some people believe that
it is.

Andrew.