It's fascinating (to me, at least) how the language has changed over time. And how parts of what we consider grammar have little reason for existing, while others are but remnants of the older versions of the language. Somebody mentioned yesterday, I think, that Lloyds want to stop referring to vessel as "she" -- which I suspect is one of the last vestiges of grammatical gender in English. Or a preposition being a bad thing to end a sentence with? Why? (Hint: There's no good reason).