However, when it opts for one choice from an arbitrary set and calls the other incorrect, then it becomes an arbiter. I don't know that the SAT does this anymore, but assumptions of correctness can take on the status of myth and become required in spite of any lack of evidence. Herb At 11:04 AM 9/25/2007, Nancy Tuten wrote: . . . >So are you saying, Alison, that the SAT and other standardized tests >would find such usage preferable? . . . DD: The SAT is not an arbiter of grammar. It is a test to predict how the takers will do in college, I think. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/