I would be happy that he mentioned Hacker News, except that I think this refers (partially) to us: Really, the only thing worthy of note in this whole discussi

I would be happy that he mentioned Hacker News, except that I think this refers (partially) to us: Really, the only thing worthy of note in this whole discussion is the fact that it's taking place. This reinforces our usual points about the social psychology of peeving, and the odd mismatch between the popular enthusiasm for linguistic analysis and the lack of competent attention to teaching the relevant concepts and skills. Yeah, well, says you, Liberman.