tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666919416385248084.post2423979585350707656..comments2009-02-09T22:16:40.165+08:00Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01376038336894384303hh@hansenslt.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666919416385248084.post-8790130183612092662009-02-09T22:16:00.000+08:002009-02-09T22:16:00.000+08:00Thanks for the comments, CNEIL!<BR/><BR/>Note taken - the rules don't change, but our acceptance of them does. Each group of English speakers makes their own rules as to what is "proper," don't they?<BR/><BR/>Interesting point about conjunctions. I hadn't heard that before. It definitely makes sense!Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01376038336894384303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7666919416385248084.post-89283531598404999202009-01-22T11:59:00.000+08:002009-01-22T11:59:00.000+08:00I like the myths that you "busted." However, I don't think grammar rules are constantly changing. This is a misnomer. <BR/><BR/>It is not proper to split infinitives or have a preposition without an object. (This rule is misapplied when people fail to see that some prepositions may be used as adverbs.)<BR/><BR/>The ban on starting new sentences with conjunctions goes back to the days when people bothered to use semicolons.CNEILhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13521784128937912736noreply@blogger.com