OT -- Decline of a noble language: raise your hand if you're innocent

On Feb 26, 10:19*pm, JNugent wrote:
Andre Jute wrote:
On Feb 26, 6:58 pm, JNugent wrote:
Tom Ace wrote:
Andre Jute wrote:
I agree with you, Andrew, people should write better English than
"languages degrade". Languages degrade what? What does languages
degrade? No, I think you mean that someone degrades the language. So
let's rewrite in simple and direct English without the solecisms:
Degrade is in standard use as an intransitive verb.
Not as "standard" as the correct word: "deteriorate".
In normal everyday English usage in England, "degrade" is a transitive
verb. As a purported intransitive verb, it sounds American-military and
decidedly non-standard.
You jumped in while I was still wondering whether it is politically
correct these days to describe a usage as "undesirable American
military jargon replacing perfectly good words offering greater
clarity of meaning".
Andre Jute
Is it only the non-anglophones who now respect the English language?

You'll find a lot of Anglophones respecting and debating the English
language over on alt.usage.english

Thanks. I went to look. I was embarrassed because they all speak too
good for me.

Andre Jute
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