Spelling is ruining the English language

[wolf]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

All natural language evolves similarly. It's quite beautiful.

Except French. They have a Language Purity Committee to keep those awful cross-overs from destroying their language.

Why they need to say more than "Je me rends," I have no idea.

[Kingswood]

Originally Posted by wolf

[all natural languages evolve] Except French. They have a Language Purity Committee to keep those awful cross-overs from destroying their language.

Why they need to say more than "Je me rends," I have no idea.

The French are quite parochial about their language and culture. It is not just their need to defend their language against invasion by foreign words. In France, all radio stations that play music are required by law to play a high percentage of songs by French artists.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Geez, it's up to 103 posts just because Kingswood refuses to learn how to spell.

[Kingswood]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Geez, it's up to 103 posts just because Kingswood refuses to learn how to spell.

Why the ad hominem attack? The thread has a lot of posts because other people have posted in it too.

It's not wrong to question tradition. If a tradition is truly sound, it will stand up to scrutiny. However, the tradition of English spelling may not be one of these, and the pedants who believe that spellings are immutable don't like being told that.