05-08-2014, 04:43 AM
Abu never has found an argument he didn't like 
Although I think he may have meant "Loretta" instead of "ella" who is accomplished enough to not need remedial instruction.
Grammatical rules are there for a reason; they make writing more easily understood and less prone to error. Once one has learned how to write clearly (which I think one must concede is difficult in poetry) one can do whatever one will (one may also shoot up heroin if one will). However, in the early stages (as in Loretta's case) one should stay away from discussions of nuance and personal preference if one is going to render the most valuable help.
Abu, you are as guilty as milo in your argument. You put forward the mostly archaic "thee", "thou" argument. However, there is a correct and incorrect way to use such, I am unaware of a correct and incorrect way in which to use inversion. Inversion is the incorrect form of syntax for English, it is the correct form of syntax for the Romance languages. Inversion is most heavily used after the Norman conquest, and gets less and less from that point. Why? I guess we no longer care to imitate the French as a form of appeasement
Dale the nice, not Erthona the mean!
Although I think he may have meant "Loretta" instead of "ella" who is accomplished enough to not need remedial instruction. Grammatical rules are there for a reason; they make writing more easily understood and less prone to error. Once one has learned how to write clearly (which I think one must concede is difficult in poetry) one can do whatever one will (one may also shoot up heroin if one will). However, in the early stages (as in Loretta's case) one should stay away from discussions of nuance and personal preference if one is going to render the most valuable help.
Abu, you are as guilty as milo in your argument. You put forward the mostly archaic "thee", "thou" argument. However, there is a correct and incorrect way to use such, I am unaware of a correct and incorrect way in which to use inversion. Inversion is the incorrect form of syntax for English, it is the correct form of syntax for the Romance languages. Inversion is most heavily used after the Norman conquest, and gets less and less from that point. Why? I guess we no longer care to imitate the French as a form of appeasement
Dale the nice, not Erthona the mean!
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.