the corruption of our language
I think it's worse than a dialectic between classical/populist ~ in my experience this kind of prescriptivist nonsense not only begs the question, but is founded on a less than adequate understanding of the ongoing process which constitutes language. He tacitly assumes a model that sees 'the English language' as a finished artwork, not to be touched or tampered with...
I see it much more as an evolutionary process, a (number of varieties of) continuous flows to which we all add and subtract. Like any other human social product, it has the meaning, and only the meaning, that we collectively invest in it.
I'll fight yah fer that dubious honour, maahey! ~ I chose the name maverick more because of my errant spelling and punctuation than my social outlook, but just try harder nowadays!
