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If you read more carefully, you'll note that "brung" is common in colloquial speech but is not considered standard in formal writing. They say nothing about its being appropriate; they only note that it's common. Furthermore, it is not the opinion of Bartleby (Bartleby is merely the provider of the source), but the opinion of the American Heritage Dictionary.
What you note you will find to be untrue. Highly educated speakers may speak more closely to what they write than your average Joe might, but their speech is not identical to their formal writing. I think you'll find that words such as "profligate," "riparian," and "verboten" are almost never used in speech, even if you do see them often in writing.
I don't see how the misuse of "bring" can be considered as an example of merely "meeting the mark of coherence." I count eleven grammatical or usage errors in your last post alone (not counting the same error more than once), but that hasn't stopped me from being able to understand you, and with clarity if I might add.
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