Ergative AbsolutiveI'm reading a student paper where the expression 'at the behest of' is used repeatedly to mean 'at the expense of', and it's getting on my nerves.
#whinging #prescriptivism #wordsMeanThingsDammit #butImALinguistTho #EVEN_SO!!!
I'm reading a student paper where the expression 'at the behest of' is used repeatedly to mean 'at the expense of', and it's getting on my nerves.
#whinging #prescriptivism #wordsMeanThingsDammit #butImALinguistTho #EVEN_SO!!!