[Magdalen] "Formal Speech"

[Christopher Hart]

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On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> I read some information recently that excused all the grammatical
> sloppiness
> in the USA as being "informal" speech, and what is traditionally  correct
> is casually dismissed as "formal speech."
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> So that's what it's all about!
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> The use of adjectives as adverbs, the routine ending of sentences  with
> prepositions, the splitting of infinitives, and the total abandonment  of
> "whom", etc., etc., are just all "formal" and the grammatical  sloppiness
> is really where the action is and named "informal" speech.
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> I don't buy it for a minute.  This is propagated by English class
> dropouts,
> who are getting even for the heavy-handed use of the red pencils on
> their essays.
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> If they can't get it right, anything goes.
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> David Strang.
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