N/A Posted September 19, 2009 Author Posted September 19, 2009 Hoez be all up in his grill, Dawg. Word.
Cyroa Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 And the slow death of the English language continues...
Nyrath Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Nah, the English language is alive and well. It's merely busy siring a multitude of bastards.
Ecalsneerg Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 And the slow death of the English language continues... That implies 'formal English' should be the standard. When, really... informal slang is English every place except schoolwork and formal letters.
N/A Posted September 20, 2009 Author Posted September 20, 2009 The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary. -James Nicoll
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