Pedants' Paradise

[vinteuil]

. That is up to all of us.
"

... and the "all of us" will include those who, in your opinion, use the language 'sloppily'?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

... and the "all of us" will include those who, in your opinion, use the language 'sloppily'?

On the contrary, it's up to us all to do our best to use the language well.

[vinteuil]

On the contrary, it's up to us all to do our best to use the language well.

... but who determines "well" or "sloppily"??

[french frank]

... but who determines "well" or "sloppily"??

Please, can I do that?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

... but who determines "well" or "sloppily"??

In all walks of life, someone takes responsibility for setting standards. Otherwise we have different forms of anarchy. Linguistic anarchy many not be life-threatening, but it certainly has its drawbacks.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Please, can I do that?

I wanted to say that, but I didn't dare.

[vinteuil]

Please, can I do that?

... ah, benevolent autocracy!

It certainly solves lots of problems


(Tho' I feel a Johnsonian swell of revolt might ensue. You know what liberals are like... )

[mangerton]

I wanted to say that, but I didn't dare.

No, I think it should be I (grammer). Better still, let's all take turns!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

No, I think it should be I (grammer). Better still, let's all take turns!

Sp.

[handsomefortune]

in that case in mangerton's defence, (and since i can't see a sp), but most of all because 'taking turns' is at least a useful suggestion as it's democratic

eine alpensinfonie:

Linguistic anarchy many not be life-threatening, but it certainly has its drawbacks.

sung off the plate innit!

[mangerton]

Sp.

Sigh. I didn't think I'd have to spell this out, but it would seem that Molesworth (qv) is not as well known as wot i thort he was. (grammer and sp again), or in fact NOT "as any fule kno".

[Serial_Apologist]

I went to a crammer

[MrGongGong]

Sigh. I didn't think I'd have to spell this out, but it would seem that Molesworth (qv) is not as well known as wot i thort he was. (grammer and sp again), or in fact NOT "as any fule kno".

dats beeecos the riter ov harrie pooooter stowl hur werds from nige and hogwurts

[handsomefortune]

I went to a crammer

not to worry - feel free to stretch out now, make up for lost time serial apologist! (did you watch 'world in action' btw? 55 yrs up, if my math serves me correctly, glad it's not plural anymore tbh, my sums are very cramped).

[Serial_Apologist]

not to worry - feel free to stretch out now, make up for lost time serial apologist! (did you watch 'world in action' btw? 55 yrs up, if my math serves me correctly, glad it's not plural anymore tbh, my sums are very cramped).

56 Up is on tomorrow on ITV3 at 9pm, assuming that's the programme you mean, hsf.

I'll be watching.