Re: [Lingo] Re: [tlug] Correct particle to use

[Edward Wright <edw@example.com>]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 08:34:56PM +0900, Josh Glover wrote:
> Obviously, I am not arguing that "object を V-potential" exists in the
> language. Google has shown us that it does.
> 
> I am wondering if there is a prescriptive rule that explains its usage.
> 
> And I am attesting that the "correct" usage (prescriptively) is
> "object が V-potential" for almost all common cases (i.e. all those
> that would matter from a first- or second-year Japanese student's
> perspective).

FWIW, "Japanese for Busy People II", pg. 215 states:

"Potential verbs have customarily taken the particle が, but recently
 を has also come into use."

E