On 1-Jun-09, at 9:39 AM, Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar  
wrote:
>
> I tell my students that they shouldn't use them ... when writing to  
> an audience that thinks they shouldn't be used.

This seems like sound advice for any language issue. Perhaps it  
should be followed with the proviso, "unless you wish to provoke your  
audience." The problem then becomes imagining what might invoke the  
rage of your reader.

Best,
Brett

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Brett Reynolds
English Language Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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