@JTT,
I'm no expert on the english language. Like most, I don't haunt english language sites bickering over rules 'o' language. But I do answer the odd question here.
I don't try to play professor because I'm not. I play it by ear.
While I agree with most of your, dare I say diatribes
, opinions on language, some could lead to confusion. I understood what you were saying regarding plannings, but when someone is learning english, do you really think it's important to throw a wrench into the explanation? I'm sure Ori has already figured out that for every rule there is an exception. However... every exception to the rule ain't necessarily right either.
I grew up with people from almost every place you could imagine. I'm very used to people learning to write and speak english. It's often helpful to understand where they are coming from and why they say things the way they do.
On many occasions, you've said - paraphrasing here- that nobody learns to speak in the classroom, that language isn't taught it's absorbed... or something like that.
While I agree with that wholeheartedly, I can't understand why you consistently offer up the obscure as examples. How does validating some obscure little cockney phrase, for example, help correct an obvious 'mistake' a newby makes.
My point here is that my goal is to help. Nothing more, nothing less.
JT, I'm as calm as a cucumber, so please don't think my sensitivities are being tweaked.