tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post1010591386521376608..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: Proof of Evolution.wstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-6515990995064483072009-08-10T16:42:22.986-05:002009-08-10T16:42:22.986-05:00I had seen engrish.com; this is another one!
I wa...I had seen engrish.com; this is another one!<br /><br />I was in Shanghai a month or so ago, and saw several similar shirts to these. I was surprised at how most printed t-shirts are in English, and there are often little grammatical errors on them. Do we suppose it's cosmopolitan to have bad English on the t-shirt rather than good Chinese?wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-85241550671172165762009-08-10T15:52:30.437-05:002009-08-10T15:52:30.437-05:00I like the imagery of a Chinese T-Shirt. This is ...I like the imagery of a Chinese T-Shirt. This is one of my daily stops:<br /><br />http://engrishfunny.com/Malaise Inchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507704570358674840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-31058737492370986012009-08-09T11:11:50.443-05:002009-08-09T11:11:50.443-05:00I love the fluidity of language, how alive it is.
...I love the fluidity of language, how alive it is.<br /><br />I'm sure there are studies which attempt to make some qualitative assessment of the changes, and I guess that's a question I'd have: we're communicating <i>differently</i>, but are we doing so <i>less effectively?</i> <br /><br />Lots of dire predictions can be found about the pitfalls of online and IM protocols vis-a-vis people's ability to express themselves properly (and I think I share many of these concerns), but, from the standpoint of language as a survival advantage, are we devolving? Or just finding a different way?wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-52663621271721449022009-08-09T07:54:49.838-05:002009-08-09T07:54:49.838-05:00Thanks! Thanks a lot.
Seriously though, the sort ...Thanks! Thanks a lot.<br /><br />Seriously though, the sort of language we use use now differs quite a bit just from the language (American English, I mean) of my own childhood. Certainly a bit of coarseness is now much more common than was 40 years ago. <br /><br />Your example is concrete in that it involves actual words. But the *tone* of language has also changed somewhat.<br /><br />Also, grammar and spelling have devolved in many online usages. This was completely unacceptable just a few years ago. I hate it.<br /><br />Of course I realize that when writing to someone like yourself the use of the word "tone" in this context could be confusing, because of your musical interests. But I think you know what I mean.<br /><br />I like the way you employ a strong central image, that of an obese man hiding a gun, to run off with thoughts of language shifts. I think that's how writing should work.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.com