Case in point. As one peruses interactive websites such as this it is evident that change has been occurring for quite some time. We see numbers substitued 4 words. Grammar, syntax, punctuation, verb conjugation and correct spelling (how does this happen with 'Check Spelling'?) have all fallen by the wayside.
To make matters worse (or better) we are reverting to heiroglyphics (icons) on our monitor screens, as well as daily life out and about. A picture of anything in a red circle with a diagonal line across it means "Don't do it." I understand the logic and bridging a language barrier via universal symbols but the nuances of the written word are fast fading.
By way of example, aren't we in danger of having one word, "tree", to describe all the different trees we have? As adjectives die off in this paradigm, isn't that the way we are headed?
Finally, will we not lose the ability to learn from history, as bit by bit, it becomes a dead language?
2006-09-18
21:13:31
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Samurai Hoghead
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