R Grammar Gaffes Ruining The Language? Maybe Not

[CTyankee]

3. As an ESL tutor I predict that we will see a change in the 3rd person singular, present tense

during this century. Or at least in the U.S. I hear "he go" and "she say" and "he do" so often when I teach a conversational class. Beginning students are baffled by the conjugation exercise, even though I still do them.

I think "she would have went" is an abomination. It grates on my ear, OW! Geez...