I agree that all of these sentences are problematic and I would correct them in a piece of student writing. The fact that many of them are common errors, does not signify to me that they should be accepted as normal. They may be "normal" but they are still incorrect in my eyes. I've noticed the phrases "Having said that" and "That being said" to be all the rage lately...not sure why.
Carol

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From: Scott Catledge <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 'Bad' English
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Date: Monday, September 19, 2011, 8:22 PM



Trask in his Why do Languages Change includes (p. 10) nine sentences that he considered would be or shortly become
accepted as "normal English grammar."  One of the sentences (number seven) is strictly conversational and unlikely
to be encountered in normal writing: I consider the other eight to have egregious errors.  What do you think?
 
(1)  I recommend you to take the job.
(2)  He demanded that the agitators were arrested.
(3)  This is just between you and I.
(4)  Due to the rain, we had to cancel the picnic.
(5)  This paper was written by Susie and myself. 
(6)  Please come between eight a.m. to six p.m.
(7)  If he'd've played, we would have won. 
(8)  He makes tedious jokes about mother-in-laws.
(9)  Having said that, there is no feasible alternative.
 
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