Speak English

Sun, 16 July 2006, 09:19 pm

Logos24 posts in thread

I know people are going to give me a hard time for this BUT what the hell has happened to the english language. The Brent Street thread is almost totally unintelligible (now I'm not sure that's right) a lot of the time and they are supposed to be being taught academic subjects as well as dance. In fact a great many posts on this site are grammatically awful and the spelling is atrocious. I know I'm not perfect but for God's sake. And don't tell me it's not as important as your skills, it is one of your skills. If you have no command of the language you speak how can you understand what you are saying or singing. You can't be a musician if you can't read music, how can you be an actor (in an english speaking country) if you can't use english. The words are used incorrectly and mispelled. I give up. I am considering moderating any posts I find with more than three or four spellling errors out of existence. (Just joking of course) and yes I am the grammer police.

I totally agree Logos - no

Tue, 18 July 2006, 12:19 pm

I totally agree Logos - no attack taken. There is a difference between breaking the rules knowledgeably and breaking the rules simply because you don't know them. Yes, splitting infinitives is quite an old rule, and one that really makes no little difference in language. The one rule in editing and proofreading - does what you're doing make things easier to read (and therefore understand), or does it make it worse? This is why there are so many discussions on the role of punctuation, grammar and spelling. Because many of the rules are in fact guidelines, and depending one's tastes, you can chuck them out altogether or use them as you wish. The Prompt Copy Networking emerging theatre professionals www.thepromptcopy.com Sticky Apple Legs http://stickyapplelegs.artsblogs.com

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Speak English— Logos16 July 2006

Spelling— Logos16 July 2006
- mult-lingual— Walter Plinge19 July 2006
  - The tip of the point— Labrug19 July 2006
    - everything in its right place— Walter Plinge19 July 2006
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        My fourth attempt— Logos19 July 2006
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        Miissing the target— Labrug20 July 2006
  - I'm not sure who this— Na19 July 2006
    - the per centage of— Daniel Kershaw19 July 2006
Speaking American— Na17 July 2006
Language is the Art— Labrug17 July 2006
- And possibly the— Na17 July 2006
- Why blame the Internet?— Walter Plinge17 July 2006
  - Walter, our posts only— Na17 July 2006
  - Not the internet specifically— Labrug18 July 2006
    - Basically it's like the law— Na18 July 2006
      - ···
        Rapid Decline— Labrug18 July 2006
I Agree!— Rae Johnston17 July 2006
- I think if you were going— Na17 July 2006
Qualifications— Logos17 July 2006
- I totally agree Logos - no— Na18 July 2006
I don't really mind the US— Walter Plinge17 July 2006
Grammar— Logos18 July 2006
- A Pint and a Half— Labrug18 July 2006

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