Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have heard this "bourgeois preoccupation" anecdote before. Yes, of course language evolves, and English probably more than most, but that does not mean that there are no rules. People who claim that are simply too lazy to learn and apply them. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Mar 12, 2010, at 3:38 PM, Vince Passaro wrote: > oh puhleeze. as a teacher of mine once said, a world-respected scholar in > the history of modern english -- "spelling is a bourgeois preoccupation." > english has no academy and no formal set of rules, and almost every > grammatical so-called rule you were taught in english has numerous > exceptions. it is a fluid and changeable language and this is a crucial > part > of its vigor and its beauty. > > i hope i've impacted someone on this. > > actually, i hate 'impact' as a verb. but i don't claim it's a rule. i just > claim people who use it aren't my friends, and when i've had to work for > them i've been miserable. > > vince > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Greg Lorenzo <gregj_lorenzo at > hotmail.com>wrote: > >> >> Nathan Wajsman writes: >> >>> >>> Is it considered "modern" to write without verbs and discarding rules of >> punctuation etc.? >>> >>> I suppose he fancies himself a present-day James Joyce with a camera and >> his stream of consciousness. >> >> >> I consider it, along with non-use of capital letters, a sign of an >> improper >> education. >> >> >> >> Greg Lorenzo >> >> Calgary, Canada >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >