Comments on: The Purity of the English language http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2005/01/03/the-purity-of-the-english-language/ Tech, community & life Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2005/01/03/the-purity-of-the-english-language/#comment-180 Matt Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:31:42 +0000 /?p=205#comment-180 Yes, another MySpace geek... I'm sort of between websites right now, so that'll have to do. Anyway, nothing major, just followed the link here from the "Chocolate and Vodka" blog you quoted above, looking for the rest of your comment, and thought you might appreciate another Canadian with a facination for language (would that be a "linguophile"???) stopping by to say, "Eh!" Anyway, that's "aboot" it... running out the door to work, or I'd leave something a little more in-depth. Cheerio! (No, not the cereal). Yes, another MySpace geek… I’m sort of between websites right now, so that’ll have to do.

Anyway, nothing major, just followed the link here from the “Chocolate and Vodka” blog you quoted above, looking for the rest of your comment, and thought you might appreciate another Canadian with a facination for language (would that be a “linguophile”???) stopping by to say, “Eh!”

Anyway, that’s “aboot” it… running out the door to work, or I’d leave something a little more in-depth. Cheerio! (No, not the cereal).

]]> By: Rafael http://www.thatcanadiangirl.co.uk/blog/2005/01/03/the-purity-of-the-english-language/#comment-179 Rafael Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:10:57 +0000 /?p=205#comment-179 This is not a privileg juts for English itself, Portuguese (my first language) and spanish are being "deteriorated" too.. but if you take into account that languages in general change very, very fast, it's just a kind of "natural sellection" for communication. We tend to be more and more concise, I couldn't picture myself writing or talking like my Great-Grand father... This is not a privileg juts for English itself, Portuguese (my first language) and spanish are being “deteriorated” too.. but if you take into account that languages in general change very, very fast, it’s just a kind of “natural sellection” for communication. We tend to be more and more concise, I couldn’t picture myself writing or talking like my Great-Grand father…

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