> While many, on this list and elsewhere, can handle English 
> which is somewhat "hacked about" there are some few who, 
> despite their very high intelligence and great skills in 
> other areas, repeatedly demonstrate their total inability to 
> handle linguistic excursions which are well within the range 
> of normal (2 std deviations say), and consequently take 
> people to task over such rather than either ignoring or 
> accommodating them.

"I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way" said Mark
Twain and I feel the same for people who can't manage a little puzzle in the
usage of words.

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James.
 

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