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Like a blond Swedish gal?Interesting theory I never thought about. I've been learning a little bit of Swedish, no reason other than I feel like it and would enjoy knowing another language.. I've been a bit lazy though, I need to get motivated
I do think we should make an effort to know what the rules of grammar and syntax are and spell things correctly, it greatly improves the chances you'll be understood correctly, but I also think the grammar and spelling Nazis should be trashed and scorned. Language evolves, it's a hopeless undertaking trying to freeze it at a particular point, which is what such people are trying to do. I think the rate of change of languages has probably slowed considerably since the advent of printing, it serves to stabilize certain aspects of language, but it certainly hasn't stopped it. Consider, for instance, the difference in English between current usage and the King James Version of the Bible. The KJV is written in the English of 400 years ago, and much of its syntax is a little odd to modern ears, but it's still comprehensible. Go back just another 200 years or so, to Chaucer's English, and it's just about incomprehensible. And it was just after Chaucer's time that Gutenberg developed the printing press.
Besides, English is a sl u t of a language, it takes words from anywhere if they're useful, and as somebody once said, it's been known to chase other languages down the alley and mug them for new vocabulary. English vocabulary is huge and powerfully expressive and rich beyond imagining because of that, and out of respect for and love of it I do the best I can to use it well.
Besides, English is a sl u t of a language, it takes words from anywhere if they're useful, and as somebody once said, it's been known to chase other languages down the alley and mug them for new vocabulary. English vocabulary is huge and powerfully expressive and rich beyond imagining because of that, and out of respect for and love of it I do the best I can to use it well.
But we don't get to use the "second language" gambit as a sword when we want to be insulting - and a shield when the taunts come home to roost....
Like I said in another thread: I learned to disregard your opinions as worthless, as the above example clearly shows.
You have no idea about learning and be fluent in a language other your own mother tongue. Your 'second language', if there is any, is 'Profane' with generous sprinkling of 'Vulgar' and 'Unintelligent'.
Like I responded in that same thread ... if you found it worthless, why was it worthy of your response? One who does not practice as they preach is generally referred to as a hypocrite - among much more colourful adjectives....
Don't assume facts not in evidence. It will be something else in that long line waiting to bite your derriere...
Don't assume facts not in evidence. It will be something else in that long line waiting to bite your derriere...
lone wolf, you came back with a personal attack, or at least a false accusation when all I said was an opinion.
You have opposed anything and everything I ever expressed here. For you it is just the thing to do. You do that by rote. You do that mostly by unsubstantiated inference. That is why I deemed your opinions worthless.
As soon as you reply or refer to any of my posts with an argument worth considering, I promise I will change my opinion and engage in a civil conversation with you. Until then, though, I have nothing to apologize for.
I would appreciate if you expressed your opinion in YOUR second language as well as I expressed my opinion in my second language.
You have opposed anything and everything I ever expressed here. For you it is just the thing to do. You do that by rote. You do that mostly by unsubstantiated inference. That is why I deemed your opinions worthless.
As soon as you reply or refer to any of my posts with an argument worth considering, I promise I will change my opinion and engage in a civil conversation with you. Until then, though, I have nothing to apologize for.
I would appreciate if you expressed your opinion in YOUR second language as well as I expressed my opinion in my second language.
My apologies for you if you took my text as a personal insult. Perhaps it struck too close to the mark? It's all about ownership. It seems you are owned by your insecurity and anger. My second language - although certainly not fluent in many places the tongue is spoken - is French. I also have a working knowledge of Italian and some Spanish. Odd how all of them have their profanities....
Alright - this is the real problem with English spelling - the complete lack of consistency in spelling rules as well as a multiplicity of meanings for certain words. Check out this site. Absolutely Ridiculous English Spelling-Lesson 1
And then there are surnames which can be even more ridiculous. Can anyone give me the correct pronunciation of this word? - Featherstonehaugh?
And then there are surnames which can be even more ridiculous. Can anyone give me the correct pronunciation of this word? - Featherstonehaugh?
I'll take a guess at fan shaw.
Here's a couple more- St. John as in a surname and Mousehole as a place name in England. How about Aichele?
Another one is Weighill.
That is so true! English is my second language and I'm surprised to see that I can spell better than the natives and that some do not know the spelling of simple common words like receive, there, their, etc..