Open Thread

I don’t think its such a problem – I think people either chose to recognize the difference or ignore it. I remember when I was young and there were three languagages, that which I could use in class at school and not get a blackboard duster thrown at me, that which I could use in the schoolyard and not get bullied for being “common”, and that which I could use at home and with my friends on the council estate (read English project) that I grew up on without getting beaten up for being a posh pansy. All very different. IMHO. And I’m no linguist, I just speak English.

“The smoking loons believe its their “right” to smoke wherever they please. Talk about a bunch of idiots that just don’t get it.”

A. I’m not a “loon.”

B. It’s not my right to smoke “wherever I please,” and I follow the rules wherever I happen to be, without a problem. But it is my right to smoke, and it seems like you can’t deal with that. It’s a free country, man.

““It’s hard for kids to differentiate
between essay language, IM language and
proper oral speech between friends and adults,” said
Fernandes, who teaches language arts.”

You needed a newspaper to tell you that? NEWSFLASH! It’s been going on for the last five years.

OMG!!!! Did you all see the lead story in AM New York??

This esentially sums it up…

“It’s hard for kids to differentiate
between essay language, IM language and
proper oral speech between friends and adults,” said
Fernandes, who teaches language arts.

http://www.amny.com/news/local/

East New York;

You’re banished!