Re: Is "both ... but also" used in English today?

Mark Brader wrote:
>
> Bob Lieblich writes:
> > If it's an error that almost everyone makes, it's not an error any
> > more.
>
> And then:
>
> > Neither of these is strictly correct in English. ... But you'll
> > also see and hear them the way you wrote them.

I was careful to use qualifiers. Perhaps percentages would have been
clearer: If ninety percent of native speakers make the same error,
it's not an error any more. If ninety percent do it the way I say is
correct and ten percent do it the other way, the way of the ten
percent is still an error.

Elsewhere, Chris posted lots of uses of "both ... but also." Man, do
they sound awful! I'm not going to call that good usage until it hits
ninety percent.

And if you don't like them odds, try Vegas.

--
Bob Lieblich
Or watch CSI
.

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