tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post112971962596003344..comments2023-10-15T05:01:10.315-04:00Comments on Marius' Corner: Let's Purge the Lexicon: Part IIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452924829161040975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-1130383049660424872005-10-26T23:17:00.000-04:002005-10-26T23:17:00.000-04:00Hear, hear!!!!! I hate the new pronounciation of t...Hear, hear!!!!! I hate the new pronounciation of the word "often" as well (the "t" is silent, folks!)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-1129928278983232902005-10-21T16:57:00.000-04:002005-10-21T16:57:00.000-04:00I agree that the English language, for all of its ...I agree that the English language, for all of its thuggish eccentricities, is evolving as any living language should, but the introduction of new words and usages should not be an excuse for laziness. The contraction 'ain't', while found in most dictionaries these days, is still considered inappropriate and crude. Americans are viewed by the rest of the world as loud-mouthed vulgarians, and not without reason. I merely attempt to maintain what little grace there is left to our language, and I will not go gently into that crass night. (and just for the record, I tried to look up 'irregardless' just to make sure before I began my rant, to no avail)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452924829161040975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-1129926706018824652005-10-21T16:31:00.000-04:002005-10-21T16:31:00.000-04:00Some of your fundamental assumptions are wrong. "I...Some of your fundamental assumptions are wrong. "Irregardless" <B>is</B> a word, and the reason it is a word is because people use it as a word. It is the aggregate behaviour of innumerable individuals which create the language, not any centrally authoritative set of rules or dictionaries. <BR/><BR/>What you are observing is not so much that the English langauge is under attack, but that it is evolving, and that a number of vernacular strains are competing for cultural recognition. You might as well complain about the Romans not speaking latin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-1129864127824834772005-10-20T23:08:00.000-04:002005-10-20T23:08:00.000-04:00i know flipping burgers builds charater, i did it ...i know flipping burgers builds charater, i did it enough in high school to pay for this over-priced summer christ camp...<BR/>~kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12065579.post-1129767723865670062005-10-19T20:22:00.000-04:002005-10-19T20:22:00.000-04:00I think it's the failure of the public school syst...I think it's the failure of the public school system. Neither of my parents ever did english homework with me (just some math flash cards)<BR/><BR/>My grammar came from reading lots of books & hearing correct english spoken at home & on TV. Reading was really my strongest influence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com