Talk:Robert Bartley

Latest comment: 13 years ago by Tim Chambers in topic On Grammar

On Grammar

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Trying to get a discussion going before attempting to edit the article. This quote had a significant effect on me. Any support from wiki biographers for adding it to Bartley's page? -- tbc (talk) 18:34, 23 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

We'd get letters from fastidious grammarians pointing out editorial usage violations not found in any dictionary. Bob wrote back to one: "Sir, the dictionary exists to recognize the new usages created by people like me." [1]