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OT -- Decline of a noble language: raise your hand if you'reinnocent
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 http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/THE%20WRITER'S%20HOUSE.html |
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