As most proficient writers do, Pinker writes the book "The Language Instinct" in what can be called standard English. This version of English can be found throughout literature as it is sometimes considered the "grammatically correct" version of our English language. In his book "The Language Instinct", Pinker discusses the fact that learning language is an innate behavior that all human beings are able to perform regardless of what cultural background they come from. In the contrary, Dalrymple says not only is this theory false but he also accuses Pinker of being a hypocrite based on the fact that because Pinker writes in standard English but also believes that all versions of English are capable of performing the same tasks. In my opinion, this is not hypocritical, but only the truth. There are many different versions of the English language with no particular one being "right" or "wrong". A good example of this is Black English Vernacular and Standard English. Though the two languages may be completely different to the human ear, the two languages successfully perform the task of communication.

Though Dalrymple's theory of language being a learned skill opposed to a natural skill is partially true in my opinion, he is incorrect in stating that “Pinker does not really believe anything of what he writes, at least if example is stronger evidence of belief than precept.” It is very apparent in this statement that Dalrymple believes that Pinker does not truly support his own theory because he writes in standard English. As I mentioned earlier, most proficient writers write in this version of English because it is the most "grammatically correct". This particular way Pinker writes has no effect on his argument as he successfully proves his point that language is a natural instinct.

With both of these arguments being very logical, it is difficult to defend one writers opinion while being in support of both writers. However when it comes to reading a piece of literature, there is a very good chance that it will be written in standard English, just as Pinker's book was. Pinker wrote in standard English for a reason. Not just because it is the most grammatically correct, but because it is "standard". Standard is considered the norm in the majority of peoples minds, which in my opinion is why Pinker wrote his book the way he did.