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 Pertek Engineering Voice: 949-475-4485 Fax: 949-475-4493 -----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. <clip> 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 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------