Just two examples, 'away from,' and 'ought.' President Clinton started 'ought.' Ought he have used it for 'should?' It drives me a little coo-coo, how about you? Then can't we get away from 'away from?' There is the grammer problem, that I know is unresolvable as 'me and youse' is the common vernacular, and the way language devolves.
Is proper English even being taught, or have popular songs set the standard, and no matter what is taught is ignored? Does it matter? Is the short hand language making communication unclear, or is it a democrazation making understanding more efficient?
Will the dictionaries or 20 years hence be 60 pages?
Has the general reading, writing, editorial profit structure producing trash books completely destroyed literature, been a factor in language diminishment?
I know there are people who will understand my question, but will you even see it?
2007-05-18
01:49:35
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peter s
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