WTF???

I don't necessarily agree with the prescription, but I am blown away by the objectivity and even-handedness of the argument, given the source.

Also, for all you people who won't end a sentence in a preposition:

Language pedants hew to an oral tradition of shibboleths that have no basis in logic or style, that have been defied by great writers for centuries, and that have been disavowed by every thoughtful usage manual. Nonetheless, they refuse to go away, perpetuated by the Gotcha! Gang and meekly obeyed by insecure writers.

Although the example Pinker chooses to work with is split infinitives.