http://www.englishforums.com/English/LinguisticsDiscussionForum/Forum35.htmGet into the nitty-gritty of the language.enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/InformalConversationalIncorrect/cwqql/post.htm#211581Tue, 26 May 2009 21:48:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:211581Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/InformalConversationalIncorrect/cwqql/post.htm#211581http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-211581.xmlS/he seems to be, but may just work under a different definition of 'correct'.http://www.englishforums.com/English/InformalConversationalIncorrect/cwqql/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 22:48:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:211253milky1http://www.englishforums.com/English/InformalConversationalIncorrect/cwqql/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments35-211253.xmlJust received this text from a colleague of mine (he didn't give me the source). Would you say that the writer is claiming that informal/conversational English is incorrect use? "Swan is a strong descriptivist who often classifies things differently from more prescriptive grammarians. What s wan calls correct, I would call informal/conversational. What he calls excessively formal, I would call standard and correct." She's/He's referring Michael Swan, I presume.