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Why do you think being able to classify the parts of speech would make someone more authoritative on correct usage than native speakers? Imagine documenting a l
by NoSorryCannot 5y ago
Why do you think being able to classify the parts of speech would make someone more authoritative on correct usage than native speakers? Imagine documenting a language you don't know, identifying the tenses and the verb order, and finding something surprising so you decide it's the speakers who are wrong and not your model!
- FabHK 5y agoHere the quote from the article that GP was objecting to: > nonnative English speakers who learned the language in a classroom are often more educated on grammar rules and complex technical terms than American native speakers. That is the proposition I wanted to support: more explicit knowledge about the language. Who is "correct" is a whole other ballpark.