Judy Diamondstone wrote:

> It's a good thing that members of the 3S committee have very different
views
> of what grammar is and what it is for. I think we should honor these
> differences while acknowledging common ground. If we acknowledge
differences
> too instead of suppressing them, committee members are likely to feel
better
> about the document in the end.
>
>   what do you think?

Judy,

I think this goes right to the heart of what we should be doing. Not only
will such acknowledgement make us all feel better, it will also make us
think and work better.

Bravo for putting it in such clear and simple words!

Paul