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.

Walter, our posts only

Mon, 17 July 2006, 06:02 pm

Walter, our posts only confirm that we have studied our language well. Can't speak for Logos, but I in fact have a Dip in Editing and Proofreading. So I'm much more aware about the English language and its (its not it's) rules/guidelines than most people... I doubt that many teenagers or children know why theatre is spelt theater in America, nor would most people care. The fact that there are these differences are being blended out - like car-crash ads on TV or the no-smoking pictures on cigarette packs, people get used to it. After a while, they simply don't see it. Add the Internet (ps. it's not necessary to capitalise the Internet, but it depends on what dictionary you use as to the correct way; capitalise or not) to text messages (OMG! Saw an ad on Channel 10 last night, where it said, and I quote: "7.30 Nxt Saturday"), poor RRR skills at school, books that get published with both American and British/Australian spelling, and the inability to edit everything in sight And you have one very confused reading and writing audience. Yes, let's blame the Internet. Let's also blame complacency to let our language deteriorate. I just realised that even I am guilty - I used OMG instead of Oh My God. Without even thinking about it. See, it seeps in, like some insidious ivy. The Prompt Copy Networking emerging theatre professionals www.thepromptcopy.com Sticky Apple Legs http://stickyapplelegs.artsblogs.com

Thread (24 posts)

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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
      - ···
        My fourth attempt— Logos19 July 2006
      - ···
        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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