If I'll annoy grammarians and pedants, and only they will think I'm ignorant, then that's okay with me. Language isn't logical. It's a bricolage of things peop

If I'll annoy grammarians and pedants, and only they will think I'm ignorant, then that's okay with me. Language isn't logical. It's a bricolage of things people have done to communicate. It's a mash-up of many different tools all trying to accomplish a hundred different things, and if people can't find a handy screwdriver, they may successfully use a butterknife instead.