13/05/'98


Ah, to think that if English did not have over 830 000 words, and rules that
may be broken; "I" before "E" except after "C", then SPELL, LEISURE! Who has
that 8 year old boy who spelt FISH as GHOTI? (GH as F from enough, O as in I
from women, and the TI I can not remember), and why does four become forty.
It is most probably the most complex language, no wonder why we often get it
wrong!

Sentence and paragraph structure have changed, no more do we indent the
first sentence of a paragraph, nor is there a need to place a separating
line between each. Nottice the credits on movies and TV,  that they do not
always spell names with the first letter in uppercase.

English is constantly evolving; improving, phonetic spelling is now very
common. Do not agree with that? Colour: Color, Centre: Center, why is there
two there's and two wholes, which write is right which witch is which; the
list goes on and on and on.

Times have changed, and for some unbeknown reason (To me) the emphasis has
been placed on getting the idea right, rather than the presentation. I have
seen that people who had schooling in the 30s and 50s are far better
(Seemingly) at mastering control of English than those who went in the 80s,
etc. Perhaps this may indicate that English is an acquired knowledge over a
vast period of time, and not one that can be thought in a matter of a few
hours each day (Opinion only).

I must say that the English that has been used presently is nothing short of
colourful and down right insultive. I have not looked at all the posters
regarding this whole process, and do not wish to do so. The last one from
Martin Green, was sent to me, as I have now removed myself from this list.
It would now seem that the call for mediation may be correct and the only
option.



Overboard with emotions
PS. I don't have any good PIC jokes.

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