tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post1003649173849128712..comments2024-03-22T13:57:42.835-04:00Comments on Wishydig: I do not bite my thumb at youWishydighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-87498485515214491002008-12-30T22:16:00.001-05:002008-12-30T22:16:00.001-05:00Matt = CaseyMatt = CaseyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933324989131515615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-40927989429534484172008-12-30T22:16:00.000-05:002008-12-30T22:16:00.000-05:00I can't respond to this effectively until you watc...I can't respond to this effectively until you watch <I>Doubt</I>.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933324989131515615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-24454785790937084812008-12-30T13:19:00.000-05:002008-12-30T13:19:00.000-05:00I find that even people who are politically libera...I find that even people who are politically liberal and who claim tolerance for a wide measure of human variety can be surprisingly narrow-minded when it comes to questions of dialect and usage. One of my fellow editors recently called people who don't master SWE "lazy."<BR/><BR/>This is not an issue that will ever go away, at least, not until people stop worrying about social status. As John McIntyre (him again!) has observed, "Language is an invaluable support in our efforts to identify people to look down on."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com