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I would accept that usage, but not "my pronunciations." My filter might be a bit more lenient because I imagine an implied 'my pronunciations of some particula
by glurgh 13y ago
I would accept that usage, but not "my pronunciations."
My filter might be a bit more lenient because I imagine an implied 'my pronunciations of some particular words" after it. I still wouldn't say it or write it but it doesn't poke me in the eye as much, especially in the middle of otherwise idiomatic-sounding casual English. So context counts as well - as do the tastes of the person reading your stuff. Someone might think you an illiterate clod for a misused "it's" or "your" or "whomever".
Anyway, I think we're actually in violent agreement, my only point is the nuances are tough and not subject to easy rules.
Oh, and you were saying
At least, I am unable to find a sentence using that which sounds right, though it might be possible for it to be correct if you were talking about something other than the source code of a computer program.
http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/%22source+codes%22+ http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/%22source+codes...
- Natsu 13y agoThat just makes the NY Times sound clueless. Perhaps it shouldn't, but it does. Then again, I seem to recall some observation about the evolution of language where the less-used irregular words change more frequently, and 'source code' is not something people outside of technology discuss. But that's probably why the usage, which makes them seem like outsiders, sounds bad to me.