English and its appeals.
@Tridib14 (177)
September 22, 2016 11:09am CST
The english language sometimes is quite befuddling, which apparently serves to vindicate its aesthetic appearance. I recently had a shower thought and would like to share the same with you people.
'The word Wrong is always spelt wrong, unless it's spelt wrong'. Perplexing, eh?
Quite a paradox in essence, albeit not in the strictest definition.
Ever had such shower thoughts?
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@Mike197602 (15515)
• United Kingdom
22 Sep 16
But spelling wrong as wrong is right
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@Tridib14 (177)
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22 Sep 16
@Mike197602 yeah apparently spelling incorrectly incorrectly is right too. ????
@kumbarn14 (735)
• Pakistan
22 Sep 16
We humans are ungrateful lot. You get qualified in English, roam the whole universe because of this language English:- a Gentle, humble, high quality of Pride, High Personality, Brings a great atmosphere wherever English is spoken,due respect, Today, the whole world is run by the language ENGLISH, you like it or not. It is hypocrisy to deny the fact. You and I can communicate because of English, please do give due respect before you use words against English.
@Tridib14 (177)
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23 Sep 16
@MALUSE obviously, I did. And I can give you my reasons.
English is a very flexible language, the language's malleability is what distuinguishes it from the other languages, therefore making it much less rigid and easier to learn. The grammar is much simpler than the other languages and despite a tendency towards jargon, english is relatively concise which is evident from the translations. The cosmopolitan nature of the language, i.e influx of words and their subsequent acceptance, from other dialects give it a more appealing nature. The extent and quality of English literature throughout history marks it as a language of culture and class. As a result, it carries with it a certain legitimacy, substance and gravitas that few other languages can match.
And the biggest reason of them all, the incursion of the Britishers, their exploits and supremacy over half the globe and the subsequent formation of the United States gave English its present status.
Read Jespersen's growth and structure of english language for more.
@Tridib14 (177)
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22 Sep 16
@kumbarn14 dunno why you thought I disrespected the language? I'd no motive of doing so and I've got immense respect for this language which is why I'm doing my bachelor's degree in english. And the pride bit, I blatantly admit my mother tongue is more of a pride to me than English.
