Abuse of English Language

"WE de MAN! LOL

A very good counter by the Mountain Man! As the English say "Good show, what!" LOL

Actually Redclay, before the telecommunications explosion, Americans spoke hundreds of versions of English! People living only twenty miles from your home spoke in a different accent and vernacular.

Actually Southern accents, are deemed by me to come especially from the English aristocracy that mostly settled in the Southern States, I.e. from Maryland South and West. Lots of Scottish accents also peppered this area of the world.

Versions and accents of English are like As-holes, they are everywhere.

After the two great conflicts with England, many people in the South, who might well have been of 100% English blood, began to refer to their heritage as Scot-Irish! LOL

Ron   

Edited by opuslola - 06-Feb-2014 at 18:41

I have long wondered just how long it would take before American(s) started claiming that they do not speak English but American. After all, this claim is yet another example of the flag waving, " Mom's apple pie " patriotism that other nations have come to expect of the USA. 

And it seems that you even posted "twice!" smile!

And, since the amount of the written language has been shortened by a great deal since of the usage of "Text" communication, I can foresee a day not for into the future where all written language will be reduced in the like manner!!

What do y'all (note it is the Southern abbreviation of "you all") think?

In a text message it might well be compressed to "yal"!! smile

Ron

Edited by opuslola - 05-Feb-2014 at 14:56

The media is largely composed of individuals who failed English classes.

"two times" instead of "twice".

"Lay down" instead of "lie down".

Numerous examples of improper past tense usage.

And on and on it goes...

Funny thing is that I hear the same mistakes on the BBCA news channel. 

Originally posted by toyomotor Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising Originally posted by toyomotor One of my pet hates is the persistent abuse of the language, particularly by the media. Where does the word "speciality" appear in the Dictionary? How about "gotten"? Countless examples of language abuse are committed daily. Why? Doesn't the correct language provide all of the words needed to accurately communicate. Appreciate your views! Then the media has been abusing for some time then, toyomotor, if your examples are anything to by, as "gotten" has its origins in the middle ages, whereas "speciality is a little over two centuries old, coming from middle English.  I agree. The electronic media in particular have a lot to answer for.   I've only heard the word "gotten" in recent times, in American TV programs.   The correct word is "specialty" not "speci-ali-ty".   I'd go so far as to suggest the Americans are the main murderers of the English Language, and NO, that's not America bashing. A large proportion of Americans don't even speak English, they speak "Ebonics" or "Spanish".

For starters, Americans do not speak English - we speak "American" which is a heady blend of every language from every group of immigrants that make up our culture.  WE also enjoy an incredibly flexible language that can handle anything new or different that comes along, unlike languages such as French and German which must borrow foreign words or make up long, convoluted words because they lack the ability to evolve with the times.

There was a black movement to teach Ebonics, but it failed.  It was too backwards for anyone but the street gangs.  Black rappers have done more than any other group to dumb down the American language.

The correct term is "Spanglish" - the mixture of Spanish and American spoken in many parts of America.  Spanish is a real language.  Get down to Louisianna and you can try Cajun, a mixture of French, Indian and American, definitely a language all it's own, but still in the American mainstream.

Australians speak the King's English?  How can you tell when no one else can understand them?  BTW, the "King's English cannot spell properly.  There is no word "aluminium" - it is aluminum.  No second "i" in the word.   Meanwhile I could probably say a few things about the language of Cockneys and Lancashiremen, not to mention the lingual assault of Irish, Welsh and Scottish.   When did gargling become a legal language? 


Edited by Mountain Man - 05-Feb-2014 at 11:27

Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising Originally posted by toyomotor One of my pet hates is the persistent abuse of the language, particularly by the media. Where does the word "speciality" appear in the Dictionary? How about "gotten"? Countless examples of language abuse are committed daily. Why? Doesn't the correct language provide all of the words needed to accurately communicate. Appreciate your views! Then the media has been abusing for some time then, toyomotor, if your examples are anything to by, as "gotten" has its origins in the middle ages, whereas "speciality is a little over two centuries old, coming from middle English.

Originally posted by red clay English hasn't been spoken in 300 years.   What we have now is a blend of local adjustments that have become general use due to improved communications.

English hasn't been spoken in 300 years.   What we have now is a blend of local adjustments that have become general use due to improved communications.