03-04-2003, 03:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-04-2003, 03:08 PM by Occhidiangela.)
The clueful look at the whole process askance? They look askance at the whole process? Or do they merely shake their pates is disbelief that the literati are as guilty as The Great Unwashed in adding confusion to general discourse. :)
The beauty of usage is that it is an arcane combination of art and science that evolves over time. Am I doing well, or am I doing good? I have always enjoyed Safire's commentary on that process, as well as Bill Bryson's books that deal with The Mother Tongue, what with his Notes from a Small Island and his revelations of what elements of the English language is Made in America. :)
I then look at the process of the current growth of Newspeak, the proclamations of the pundits from Minitrue, and the agenda of the PC thought police, and frequently pause to wonder if George Orwell wasn't a bit more of a prophet than we'd care to admit.
As for the suitability of slang in school? A zero on that paper is generous, however, in America, I suspect the student would have been given at least 5 points for having spelled his own name correctly. *snorts*
The beauty of usage is that it is an arcane combination of art and science that evolves over time. Am I doing well, or am I doing good? I have always enjoyed Safire's commentary on that process, as well as Bill Bryson's books that deal with The Mother Tongue, what with his Notes from a Small Island and his revelations of what elements of the English language is Made in America. :)
I then look at the process of the current growth of Newspeak, the proclamations of the pundits from Minitrue, and the agenda of the PC thought police, and frequently pause to wonder if George Orwell wasn't a bit more of a prophet than we'd care to admit.
As for the suitability of slang in school? A zero on that paper is generous, however, in America, I suspect the student would have been given at least 5 points for having spelled his own name correctly. *snorts*
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete