[Magdalen] "Formal Speech"

[Scott Knitter]

Then there are the interesting changes that don't annoy as much as make me go "hmm." And feel old. Young guys these days seem to like strings of yeahs..."You know that bar next to the park?" "Oh, yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah..." And everyone loves starting sentences with "So..." Not wrong, just odd to this old timer.

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> On Mar 6, 2015, at 10:52 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> I'm not a fanatic about the inevitable appearance of new terms  creeping
> into English, or new usage of words already in the language.
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> I am aware that English has always been changing, and will continue  to
> do so forever.  
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> IOW, I don't want to start the English equivalent of the French  Academy,
> the organization for the purity of the French language.
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> I do think some of the shortcuts so prevalent cheapen the language,
> and ultimately affect comprehension.  If language is completely  without
> rules, it's counterproductive.
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> David S.