This article is another combination of genius theories by Steven Pinker. In this, he writes about whether we should be 'feeding children misinformation' by beginning sentences with sentences with conjunctions. Conjunctions such as 'and, because, but, or, so and also are probably the least of our worries with our language, however the article mentions how it could be seen as grammatically incorrect.
Furthermore, he speaks about how dangling modifiers are so called not grammatically correct, but he thinks this not right. Sure, it may not be how language used to be, but going as far as calling it incorrect is an overstatement. Pinker explains how we should just avoid things like these, but some are actually acceptable. For example, putting prepositions in a sentence as a modifier such as 'according', 'concerning', and 'allowing' would actually be grammatically correct. He points out aspects of language which I wouldn't have even noticed.
One quote which I really love is 'They believe that the rules of correct usage are nothing more than the secret handshake of the ruling class, designed to keep the masses in their place. Language is an organic product of human creativity, say the Descriptivists, and people should be allowed to write however they please.'
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