Grammatically Correct, Historically Absurd
There have always been, and doubtless always will be, men who feel a strong antipathy towards certain words or expressions or particular constructions, especially with the taint of novelty about them. Usually such men do not make their objections felt beyond the circle of their friends. But occasionally an individual whose name carries weight and who is possessed with a crusading spirit offers his views to the public. However much the condemned usages may represent mere personal prejudice, they are often regarded by others as veritable faults in the language and continue to be condemned in words that echo those of the original critic until the objections attain a currency and assume a magnitude out of all proportion to their significance.
From A History of the English Language by Albert Baugh, 1935.
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