just had an email from Wiley-Blackwell ...

[asicsgirl]

"...Order your exam copy of Chomsky's Universal Grammer Third Edition"

[PuzzleRocks]

Well, there is nothing wrong with the grammar.

[asicsgirl]

true. chomsky didn't say anything about spelling!

[GameofPhones]

Actually, he did, and largely defended the irregularities.

www.ualberta.ca/science/news/2016/august/sorry-chomsky-english-spelling-is-hardly-close-to-optimal.html#:~:text=Despite%20the%20spelling%20system's%20infamy,since%2C%20though%20never%20scientifically%20disproved.

[giletrouge]

@GameofPhones you've revived a twelve-year-old thread to correct someone on what Chomsky has said!
You win Pedants' Corner for a very, very, very long time...

[GameofPhones]

Accepting the crown graciously, though my pedantry evidently doesn't extend to checking dates.

[giletrouge]

Ah well, none of us are perfect.