Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 / QGSI 2.0; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!qubix!jeff From: jeff@qubix.UUCP (Jeff Bulf) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.nlang Subject: Re: Grammar and Spelling on the Net Message-ID: <1665@qubix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Mar-86 01:24:49 EST Article-I.D.: qubix.1665 Posted: Mon Mar 3 01:24:49 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Mar-86 04:24:26 EST References: <235@pttesac.UUCP> <33100034@ISM780.UUCP> <658@frog.UUCP> <3341@umcp-cs.UUCP> <422@utastro.UUCP> <2000@uwmacc.UUCP> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 21 Xref: linus net.singles:9581 net.nlang:3927 > >> [Dana S. Nau] > >> Correct usage would have been "If a person can't take the time to learn > >> his/her own language ..." > > > > [Ed Nather] > > I was unable to find the word "his/her" in my dictionary. > > [Susie] > You can add the word "his/her" to your dictionary by typing > the WWB command dictadd. ;*) All points with truth in them, but I'll stand by the following: In any society, Correct Usage is the dialect of the class that has an army. BTW My memory insists that this is from Heinlein, but gives no help in verifying that impression. it. Anybody know the source for sure? -- Dr Memory ...{amd,ihnp4}!qubix!jeff