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To: SERKIT; Bob Ireland
I am more concerned about other butchering of the English language, especially coming out of the government.

But God help you if you dare to point out the errors to people. Never seen such a bunch of hypersensitive spoiled brats in all my life.

1,541 posted on 04/28/2024 4:17:51 AM PDT by AFB-XYZ (Two options: 1) Stand up, or 2) Bend over)
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To: AFB-XYZ; SERKIT
***I am more concerned about other butchering of the English language, especially coming out of the government***

You have grown up in the age of dictionaries and grammar guides. It has helped to stabilize dialogue - somewhat.

But schools eschew teaching grammar and street language has supplanted dictionaries. Mixing of different cultures and languages stresses the norm even more. In English we might say, "You are in a good position." Yoda wants to communicate in English but his culture rearranges sentence element order: "A good position you are in."

Such variations cannot be suppressed. I did genealogy for a couple of years on the name 'Dickenson', both in (post-)revolution America and in England from the beginning of parochial registration mandated by King Henry VIII from 1538 to about 1675. My mother published much of my record recovery.

Years later I heard that I had recorded over 100 spellings of the name. Well, that was before dictionaries and published public records. Many English parochial scribes were only literate in Latin. Why? Because Latin was a 'dead' language, depending on old manuscripts that could not be changed. English, as we call it, was still subject to numerous influences.

What you are reacting to is Babel, the intentional redefinition of words for political gain - George Orwell... bad is good, up is down, war is peace, perversion is decent and normal... on and on. The only way to stop that sort of manipulation of language is by suppression and that often by the authority of power. 🤷

1,555 posted on 04/28/2024 7:17:35 AM PDT by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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