I wrote in part:
The main point (IMO) of the accusers of cultural imperialism is that the variations over the centuries have been much greater!
Erg ... I *meant*: the variations that we have *today* as a *result* of the evolution over the centuries (which the OP referred to).
Now, there's a question as to whether what JTDirl was *originally* complaining about is this, or ESL users that *are* making mistakes. But this is, I think, what SV and RK are arguing about *now*.
"this" in the last sentence refers to the same as "this" in the first: all the stuff that came before. They're not arguing over the question.
See, this is why I read my posts again when they come through in the digest! ^_^
-- Toby