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Originally Posted by queentess
I'm rather with the author on that one, though I would never say currently accepted grammar... I would say currently accepted word usage. I know it's not "proper", but it's become so common that it's correct just by popularity. That said, even though it doesn't bother me in conversation, I don't yet think it's to the point where it's acceptable in written language.
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I don't disagree with your point; it just particularly annoyed me with this author because she always insists that her work is "perfect" in every way. Not so much, I'm afraid. (In one chapter alone, I found and corrected twenty-three errors.) Her point was correct; her usage was sloppy and inaccurate for a work intended for publication.