Delicious LiveJournal Links for 10-10-2009

[andrewducker]

• Blu-ray on the PC: DRM failure
  (tags: bluray drm technology EpicFail)
• The âœWiFi At Conferencesâ Problem
  Because connecting more than 254 people can be a real problem...
  (tags: wifi conference joel conferences)
• 30 senators that think it's ok to cover up rape. Including John McCain.
  (tags: rape usa politics)
• Singular âœtheyâ and the many reasons why itâ™s correct.
  (tags: language grammar english they linguistics writing)
• Possibly the finest pun in the history of mankind
  Probably only makes sense to brits though.
  (tags: pun funny UK bees)

Comments

Re: Prescriptivism had oughta die

[red-phil.livejournal.com]

Spoken language IS a popularity contest.
If you don't like that then tough.

Written language has more formal structure and rules and they take time and sometimes organisation to change.