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David Ricketts <[log in to unmask]>
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Tim,

Thanks for the list. What may be overlooked is that words, grammar and
vocabulary are dynamic entities, and dictionaries and rules only serve as a
snapshot of the current state of language. The old fogey in me used to be
resistant to these changes, but I now realize that they are inevitable, and
resisting them only leads to alienation. They do seem to be coming faster
these days, however, and it makes my brain hurt.

David Ricketts

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-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tim Reeves
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 10:09 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] Neither a query, nor a response... (NON-TECHNICAL
CONTENT!)


Yeah, have you heard about the language (not English) that has sprung up
around the instant text messaging craze...it takes the abbreviations we use
in e-mails to the extreme. I don't know from personal experience, but I
heard a comment on the radio about how it's ruining young peoples' grammar
and vocabulary as they replace English with this stuff.
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I think that's a lot of stuff to remember, and it's not hard to imagine that
it would "crowd out" knowledge of proper English.

Tim Reeves


-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: Niether a question, or a response...


How about 'their' or 'weird' or numerous other exceptions that don't
immediately spring into my tiny brain? This seems to be a day for taking a
dig at other folks's expense (though I'm all in favour of improving the use
of English, which is not what it once was).

Peter

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