Never mind that English is one of the most fluid adaptive languages. How many words have been added to our vocabulary since the dawn of computers, (CPU, Motherboard, Daughterboard, RAM, NIC, USB, firewire, DVD/DVDRW, email, etc.) Science Fiction Books and movies have added to the growing lexicon.
The MacKenna Saga. The ins and Outs of Writing
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Watch Your Language
One of the jobs I had in my younger days was doing mobile home maintenance for Palm Harbor Homes. On a trip down to Yuma Arizona, I was traveling with Bill. The entire way to Yuma he pontificated on the deterioration of the English by our young people.
Never mind that English is one of the most fluid adaptive languages. How many words have been added to our vocabulary since the dawn of computers, (CPU, Motherboard, Daughterboard, RAM, NIC, USB, firewire, DVD/DVDRW, email, etc.) Science Fiction Books and movies have added to the growing lexicon.
Never mind that English is one of the most fluid adaptive languages. How many words have been added to our vocabulary since the dawn of computers, (CPU, Motherboard, Daughterboard, RAM, NIC, USB, firewire, DVD/DVDRW, email, etc.) Science Fiction Books and movies have added to the growing lexicon.
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