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Grammar, Pronunciation - Time for a rant.
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<blockquote data-quote="Salty25" data-source="post: 413709" data-attributes="member: 185281"><p>I suppose I should argue the case for the defence.</p><p></p><p>We all agree that the primary function of language is to communicate a message or intention. Variety in structure of language is merely an attempt by speakers to be better understood, and to be more concise. If speakers are indeed better understood, that is good communication.</p><p></p><p>A good example of this is txt speak. Wth v lil frt u r bl 2 rd ths sntnce - therefore, it serves the function of communication.</p><p></p><p>I will conceed though that having a standard grammar is extremely important, but the standard is only what speakers agree upon <em>now</em>, and is able to change to suit speakers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now having said all that, I've have noticed the recent sloppy spelling of official news sources on the web, which doesn't give a good impression when you're relying on accurate information.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salty25, post: 413709, member: 185281"] I suppose I should argue the case for the defence. We all agree that the primary function of language is to communicate a message or intention. Variety in structure of language is merely an attempt by speakers to be better understood, and to be more concise. If speakers are indeed better understood, that is good communication. A good example of this is txt speak. Wth v lil frt u r bl 2 rd ths sntnce - therefore, it serves the function of communication. I will conceed though that having a standard grammar is extremely important, but the standard is only what speakers agree upon [i]now[/i], and is able to change to suit speakers. Now having said all that, I've have noticed the recent sloppy spelling of official news sources on the web, which doesn't give a good impression when you're relying on accurate information. [/QUOTE]
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