The English Language and all its parts are changing once again, somewhat more rapidly than ever before. Change with it or get lost in the shadows of archaicism. I expect to see major changes before my end of days and as I write I change but stay the same so I can communicate in all age levels. In fifty years I believe the English language and its parts will be as different as it is now from the mid 15th century when the first real punctuation and grammar and spelling rules began to escalate.
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i doubt it. besides, it changes constantly. it's not as if there's a wave, then nothing, then another wave. the big change i see these days is that no one uses comparatives or superlatives anymore (except incorrectly). things are two times better instead of twice as good. soon we'll have more good instead of better. advertising is doing this; it's not a natural change, just as using adjectives as nouns is not natural but rather the result of advertising. advertising can control language pretty directly, quickly and deliberately.
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Jan 17, 2019
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Laws used to be written in Latin, a "dead" language. Laws which are written in English need to be interpreted without ambiguity. If you value the rule of law (maybe you don't), you will support a well-defined and consistent vocabulary. Nothing wrong with expanding the language, but changing the meaning of existing terms is ill-advised.
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I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.
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