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[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Qaedain [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Language "evolving" because the unwashed masses were too lazy to type a complete word

Believe it or not, but this is the reason why most changes take place. The massive influx of French words into the English language (mostly spelled and/or pronounced incorrectly, if you look at them strictly) from the Norman invasion did not take place overnight, it took place for many years later as these words dissimulated down from the French-speaking English court into the ear (and later, the mouth) of the common man.

[Dork]

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[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Dork [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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your mad brew?

[Taxi]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Here we go. Here's another example of nonstandard usage becoming standard. The article you referred to has itself declared that this has become a standard usage in American English. You can fight the change, but you're just going to look like an assclown and ultimately your efforts are futile.

The English language changes. All languages change. Words are added, modified, and removed on a daily basis. If you spoke with someone who spoke Middle English, you would barely understand them, and farther removed still would your understanding be if you spoke to someone who spoke Old English (In fact, Old English would probably sound like a completely foreign language to you).

No need to over-analyze everything, you can call me a dictatorial baby for being annoyed that people use the term homosexual (gay) to mean something that is lame, but its not a scientific issue.

Ive given 2 good examples, if you choose to ignore them and continue with this notion that I am just a linguistic luddite longing for languages to be frozen in time, then i cant stop you from doing so.

[Landis]

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stop fighting it. clearly the incorrect usage of the words your and you're are ingrained in our society now, and we should embrace the change.

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Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No need to over-analyze everything, you can call me a dictatorial baby for being annoyed that people use the term homosexual (gay) to mean something that is lame, but its not a scientific issue.

Wait, what? Could you provide an example of this?

[Taxi]

I use plenty of english words as a french canadian that got into usage because we live in a sea of Anglos. I use some of them regularly, so thats not the problem.

Some examples:

Becosse ---> french canuck for "backhouse"
Mitaines ---> french canuck for "mittens"
Froque ----> french canuck for coat (frock)

Its full of words like that

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Landis [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

stop fighting it. clearly the incorrect usage of the words your and you're are ingrained in our society now, and we should embrace the change.

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Is the meaning conveyed correctly? Then the language was not used incorrectly. That is the only criterion. If an inaccurate meaning is conveyed, then the grammar and structure needs to be reworked. I'm sure you've heard the one about the panda that eats, shoots, and leaves, right? I'm not saying that all structure is worthless, I'm saying that people who correct you over split infinitives or ending a sentence with a preposition are douchebags.

[pickled_heretic]

Originally Posted by Taxi [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I use plenty of english words as a french canadian that got into usage because we live in a sea of Anglos. I use some of them regularly, so thats not the problem.

Some examples:

Becosse ---> french canuck for "backhouse"
Mitaines ---> french canuck for "mittens"
Froque ----> french canuck for coat (frock)

Its full of words like that

No, I'm trying to find the part where I commented on the "gay" or "faggot" word usage, which you claimed I did.

[Taxi]

Originally Posted by pickled_heretic [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No, I'm trying to find the part where I commented on the "gay" or "faggot" word usage, which you claimed I did.

I was just meaning that you framed the thread in a "I think people who dont want language to change look like assclowns" way when its not about that.