I have a buddy whose working towards his doctorate in linguistics (and is married to a woman whose has her masters in linguistics and, oddly enough, computer programming) that works under the theory that the entire English language is an organic multitude of dialects. Meaning the English language doesn't really exist, their are just a bunch of regional languages (dialects) that sound vaguely similiar and are ever changing.
He's smarter then me, so it makes more sense when he tells it.
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