tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058962093581287237.post2451530053104519067..comments2023-10-30T05:04:34.592-05:00Comments on The River Otter: In otter words...The River Otterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134730885556815560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058962093581287237.post-79094192641702356932009-04-01T13:03:00.000-05:002009-04-01T13:03:00.000-05:00The English language is under siege by the younger...The English language is under siege by the younger technology generation.<BR>Full sentences, grammatical correctness,and the ability to write with a pen or pencil may become things of the past.<BR><BR>"Like, English is like so dull, and stuff." Like, we should just text and twitter, 'cause, like, it's like, cooler you know?....and stuff."<BR><BR>Yuck.Erik Helmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058962093581287237.post-62484451386600386572009-04-01T22:18:00.000-05:002009-04-01T22:18:00.000-05:00I am just as guilty of peppering my speech with li...I am just as guilty of peppering my speech with <I>like</I> and <I>and stuff</I>. It is reassuring to know that other languages have "fillers" as well- for example, Spanish speakers use <I>pues</I>. English? Dull? LOL Francine Prose's Book <I>Reading Like a Writer</I> is an awesome (there I go!), meaty read.The River Otterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14134730885556815560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058962093581287237.post-70358848838404013682009-04-02T10:30:00.000-05:002009-04-02T10:30:00.000-05:00You may also enjoy 'Eats, shoots, and leaves' by L...You may also enjoy 'Eats, shoots, and leaves' by Lynn Truss. Grammatical fun!<BR><BR>And yes, with the fillers such as 'like' all around us, it is so difficult not to lapse and begin to speak 'Valley'.Erik Helmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727530868264488710noreply@blogger.com