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Originally Posted by MMM
You are from the mindset that English is one thing. Like there is a textbook that says what is right and what is wrong. You can call English as "dumb" as you want, but just like its speakers, I doubt there is a language that is made up of such a diverse group of sources, and has come together to be the most taught second language in the world. Latin, Greek, French, Italian, Spanish, heck, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian, Native American tongues, the list is almost endless. And no two people speak English the same way.
I'll say it again, it's a living breathing entity. It's expansion doesn't mean it's being "dumbed down". Intelligent people are losing words and ways to express themselves.
And I wont even comment on your last sentence.
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Good point, guess Im just bitter from dealing with people who talk "gangsta" 10 hours each day. I just feel that with a language being a living thing, words like "bling" are like a virus to it. and my last sentence may have been the wrong way to word it, however, with the number of hispanic, and somolian immigrants who seemingly refuse to learn english it feels as though english is dying in america. Again, could just be bitterness lol.