> Author is a Brit, and so should be using British English
See point about, "this will have also spilled into UK usage".
> So if you're a linguistic descriptivist
> Absolutely not.
This is a point where English lacks the distinction between a "singular you" and "collective you", I meant the 2nd interpretation, you (singular) took it at face value.
To be fair, I do understand somewhat where you're coming from. I hate the "common" usage of "could care less" in US English. It literally doesn't mean what it's trying to convey. However, I'm slowly learning to care less about it!
See point about, "this will have also spilled into UK usage".
> So if you're a linguistic descriptivist
> Absolutely not.
This is a point where English lacks the distinction between a "singular you" and "collective you", I meant the 2nd interpretation, you (singular) took it at face value.
To be fair, I do understand somewhat where you're coming from. I hate the "common" usage of "could care less" in US English. It literally doesn't mean what it's trying to convey. However, I'm slowly learning to care less about it!