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Grammar_Vigil
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Third correction tonight. It is *doesn't*. Is there hope for this generation :frown:

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from an outsider's perspective the real issue is prescriptivism vs descriptivism :rolleyes: grammar evolves regardless of your despair :frown: :dumb:

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Sir, your descriptivism does not extend to my kitchen table.

"I aint read the notebook YET" -- GraceWarrior_77, day 102 of tomorrow. The book has 11 chapters. -- GV