WE ARE ALL DESIGNISTS NOW:

REVIEW: of THE LEXICOGRAPHER’S DILEMMA: The Evolution of “Proper’’ English, from Shakespeare to South Park By Jack Lynch (Barbara Fisher, November 22, 2009, Boston Globe)

The English language changes. People complain about the changes, but the complaints have very little effect. [...]

Lynch recognizes that grace, clarity, and precision of expression are paramount. His many well-chosen and entertaining examples support his conclusion that prescriptions and pedantry will always give way to change, and that we should stop fretting, relax, and embrace it.

Appropriate for a book on language to use the term evolution properly.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 22, 2009 6:50 AM