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Date:         Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:14:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: photo of vanagon fire: illiteracy
Comments: To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <ccd73a10806142038u6ae5aa2u62c97cab03e4e5dc@mail.gmail.com>
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An evolving language is the equivalent of grammar by the lowest common denominator, no? And think I actually had to learn English as a second language the correct way. What was I thinking! :-)

Chris.

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:38 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> wrote:

> dear all > > regarding spelling... many writers who write for a living can not spell at > all > indeed when you think about it spell check was one of the first non plug in > add on to be included > right from the get go ... > so spelling or not is common... > the other half of the argument for doing grammar RIGHT > is that english is considered an evolving language ... > i would imagine every spoken and written language is evolving ... > it is the unspoken and unwritten one that are not > so spelling and styles change a great deal over each ... generation ... > as well as form and function ... > computers are changing the way we view english > the same way the press changed the way words were seen in print > what is acceptable today will not be 50 years from now ... > what was acceptable 50 years ago /.. less so now ... > case in point i start all correspondence to every one with "dear" > i was recently chastised ... for the second time in my recent professional > incarnation > ... that is no way to commence a letter business or other wise ... > but but but said i ... in grade 8 grammar ... 30 years ago ... > (read with texts 20 years older than that ) > (read written by people who were in their 30's and 50' then so working with > 30 year old ideas ...) > so read with 90 -100 year old grammar ... > their reply ... this is not grade 8 any more... > sigh i still start with dear ... > sometimes an email with hey... > yours > > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Andrew Grebneff < > andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > > >> stumbled upon this on > > >>> flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leifv/2567731881/ You can > > >>> click the "all sizes" link if you want to see it bigger. > > >>> Edward > > >>> > > >>> > > Great caption: "your`e fired" > > Let us take a moment to pray for our education system. > > > > > > It's not just the US. Proper spelling and grammar are not taught anywhere > > these days. No wonder so many on this list (for instance) are illiterate. > > > > Have a look at Lynne Truss 2003 "Eats, Shoots & Leaves"; while I don't > > agree with everything she says about punctuation, and in addition she has > > real problems with grammar, for punctuation sticklers (like me)it's worth > > reading. It was a bestseller in Britain and is now on the US market > > (Gotham Books). > > > > > > -- > roger w > There are two kinds of jobs in the world: > Picking up garbage and telling people things. > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older work at > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 >


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