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Just a tidbit: anytime a person's language causes a lapse in clarity, it requires revision (since communication is the purpose of language). But this concept of the degradation of language is misconception. Language is fluid and changes over time; if it seems to "erode" in one area (formal, written communication), it may be developing in other areas (short-hand, text-messaging for example). Language usage has more to do with a person's cultural and socio-economic background than anything else. This idea of "harassing morons" is really a way to exert social dominance... it has nothing to do with the English language (and imho, it is far more obnoxious than errant usage).
:People. there's a reason the rules exist - we can't understand you if you
:don't take the time to think it through and say it properly. If you want to
:improve on something, that's one thing; this lack of effort in communication
:is simply obnoxious. And for those of you who aren't lazy morons, keep
:correcting these people until they learn that acting like an idiot DOES make
:people think you're an idiot.
:Speak/type clearly, or you're going to be hassled and viewed as
:subordinate.
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08:22:05 03/29/09
