. Language has, in any case, as I'm sure you are aware, an internal dynamic. it does not remain static over the years, instead it changes as societies change. There are no absolute laws of grammar and syntax. There are really only paradigms which shift over time. I've not heard anyone say 'forsooth' for ages 
I thought I'd made it pretty clear that I was simply expressing my own opinion of the books, not offering a closely reasoned critique of the Code 'vision' or the CSS. I'm sure many people find them very useful.
The only point I was making is that the Code books just don't work for me. If you want to spend your money on them, that's your business. I hope you continue to find them helpful. I was simply offering a balance to the 'Code's a genious' mantra.
Anyway, I've got to go and check my 'attention budget'
Cheers
Wb