You might enjoy this post, as well: Don’t put up with usage abuse. It’s one of many, many posts on Language Log in which the authors thoroughly destroy the notion of prescriptivist grammar.
The first thing to say is that the only possible way to settle a question of grammar or style is to look at relevant evidence. I suppose there really are people who believe the rules of grammar come down from some authority on high, an authority that has no connection with the people who speak and write English; but those people have got to be deranged.
You might enjoy this post, as well: Don’t put up with usage abuse. It’s one of many, many posts on Language Log in which the authors thoroughly destroy the notion of prescriptivist grammar.
Upvoted for linking to something that mentions an alternative.
As someone who routinely abuses grammar for comedic effect, I greatly appreciated this link. Language Log is one of my favorite blogs on the internet.