Do you think modern technology marks the end of English grammer and punctuation?
@spikey_monkey (759)
February 12, 2007 3:20am CST
I do. Ever since I started using emails and text messages my grasp of the English language has gone slowly downhill. After several years of writing in sloppy English I can't rememeber how to write grammer properly (Im not even sure if that's proper grammer) or how to spell or where to use punctuation.
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@danielvis (24)
• Spain
12 Feb 07
Hi there. Well, this is something it is being studied by experts at University... I am a graduate in english Philology, and a user of both English and Spanish languages, and I can tell both in English and Spanish the trend is the same: correct grammar, syntax and punctuation is something not likely to be found in many written texts. There are several reasons, one of them being the sms we send by mobile phones, in which we make room to say as mcuh as we need in a single message, another reason is the use of language by immigrants, which might not always be the best, and also, the influence of one language into another, in terms of direct translation of words which do not have to mean the same. However, it's a non stop trend. Only reading and practising may stop it evetually, but, does any of you have the time to do so?
@danielvis (24)
• Spain
12 Feb 07
For example, I didn't find the time to check my spelling mistakes: english, instead of English, "mcuh" instead of much, "evetually" instead of eventually....
@spikey_monkey (759)
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19 Mar 07
I didnt even know anyone else had responded to this discussion, I never got an email saying and it only says there is one response. Hmm. Anyway, its a good one so you get best answer.
