In response to Re "The Englishes of English" (yu2fa3)

When we talk about free degrees issued in Africa somewhere(run by an ex non-native speaking ft) for English

This intrigues me... Who supervised the English use in these degrees? We have already seen proof that Turnoi is wont to confuse standard definitions of words and misuse standard English grammar. And with such an excuse tucked away as 'it's descriptive grammar!' how does one ever judge if it truly is 'descriptive' or just a learned mistake passed on from misuse by the teacher?

Very interesting, and merits further discussion. I would say a fully trained and qualified native speaker is the only option for assessing use of English, personally.

Who supplied the detailed list to which you refer? Did you by any chance? Having said that, I am not saying you have not done a lot of what you say you have; but there's no proof, is there?

I'm not keen on involving myself with pondering over the authenticity of claimed qualifications. Mainly because of how my two little stalkers digging in to my background made me feel (violated, so you know) and although I know that I have the qualifications I say, without posting pictures of me holding the actual notarized certificates, (along with a newspaper for date authentication and a big sign saying 'yes Turnoi, this is really me') nobody else can be 100% sure... And I can tell you know, that isn't happening! So I see very little point in lowering myself to the standards of Turnoi et al in pointing accusing fingers at their claims of qualifications. I judge solely on how they carry themselves in their posts, and in that they fall miserably short. Either by lack of due dedication to their chosen career, or by their sometimes quite horrific use/understanding of the English language.