Is the English Language being bastardized?
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It was approved by the assistant supervisor? That beats the hell out of death benefits.
Beside the point, when they are using soil why the not say "soil"? That's almost as bad as the "preowned car salesman"! :lol:
English began as a "bastardized" language, and it will always be one. That is is strength, unlike many other languages, it is infinitely changeable.
It is primarily based on Germanic languages, Romance languages and a smattering of Celtic, and other languages. But, it has added words from virtually every language known to mankind over the years.
There is NO other language on earth that can be so horribly mangled, yet still be comprehensible.
The classic example is of the Old West, when a Chinese laundryman said, "No tickee, no shirtee"! The words are not even words, but the meaning is still VERY clear.
That is EXACTLY why English is THE International language today. Unlike French, which is highly UNadaptable, you can adjust, massage and otherwise utilize English to get the message across.
Thank God for the English language, and just how wonderfully flexible it is.
It is primarily based on Germanic languages, Romance languages and a smattering of Celtic, and other languages. But, it has added words from virtually every language known to mankind over the years.
There is NO other language on earth that can be so horribly mangled, yet still be comprehensible.
The classic example is of the Old West, when a Chinese laundryman said, "No tickee, no shirtee"! The words are not even words, but the meaning is still VERY clear.
That is EXACTLY why English is THE International language today. Unlike French, which is highly UNadaptable, you can adjust, massage and otherwise utilize English to get the message across.
Thank God for the English language, and just how wonderfully flexible it is.
I heard "no tickee no washee" :lol:
I can accept the texting lingo, after all you are just using a form of shorthand to make the process more functional.
A growing medium can be water. Not everything is grown in soil. I think, like, it's totally good, like. You know.
And if the "growing medium" was water, why the f**k wouldn't you just say "water"?
Because you may be looking at several options to grow some plant. All vegetable are plants, but not all plants are vegetables.
Sometimes longer words are bafflegab/jargon, sometimes they display more choices than the obvious. Like hydroponics. And a "nutrient solution" may be neither hydroponics nor soil.
Sometimes longer words are bafflegab/jargon, sometimes they display more choices than the obvious. Like hydroponics. And a "nutrient solution" may be neither hydroponics nor soil.