[nopardons]

Forty years ago,the Daily News had THE best sports page,of any paper in N.Y.C.!Even 30 years ago,this was true and it was NOT written in a dumbed down way.

The writing was NOT as "simplified" as you claim. But let's take on books,shall we? And I'm talking now about "pop culture";not any "highbrow" stuff. "CANDY",which isn't exactly great lit,used better language than what is sloughed off on today's populace as "great" modern works of literature.

And if you go back a bit farther,just look at the brilliant use of English in "THE WOMEN";even the movie.

[durasell]

Terry Southern? I don't know how to process that...stunned and speechless.

I need a couple minutes to recover...