If you love language, be a descriptivist, not a prescriptivist!
Remember:
Just because a word isn’t in your dictionary, doesn’t mean it isn’t a word.
Just because a dialect is different from the standard language, doesn’t mean it isn’t valid.
Just because someone uses a word in a way you aren’t familiar with, doesn’t mean they are wrong.
And, however you feel about it, language evolution is inevitable, so you might as well enjoy it!
Would it be okay if I reprint this on my editing site (EssentialEdits.ca)? I couldn’t find a contact address I could email to ask.
For what purpose?
Dear Mr. Starkey, I would like to include a translation of this into Spanish in a college textbook. Hoping we can reach an agreement for that! Many thanks.