just had an email from Wiley-Blackwell ...

[asicsgirl]

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

Well, there is nothing wrong with the grammar.

true. chomsky didn't say anything about spelling!

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.

@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...

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

Ah well, none of us are perfect.