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Asa

jimbms wrote: »

I think the main point being made here, other than the original thread point, is that mainly due to text speak, local street slang and the declining of the standard of education in the UK, The correct use of the English language has now reached an all time low, in fact to a point that on some occasions it is only just understandable. I see this on a regular basis and believe it is a very poor state of affairs when I often decide between candidates, in a primarily engineering field, on their standard of use of the language.

I tend to find people educated here have a very good standard equal with Southern Ireland followed by Scotland and Wales, then comes those from international education systems that have the teaching of English as a priority. Now what saddens me is that people from the UK have the poorest understanding of their own language.
When are people their going to wake up and realise text speak and street slang is not 'cool', it does not make you look good and it certainly does not get you jobs, (in fact quite the opposite). You have allowed your schools to fall into the hands of fools and charlatans, and you pay the price. It is about time people woke up and realised that the reason people are not getting jobs is not due to an influx of cheap labour but instead because employers are sick and tired of dealing with people with an uneducated, lazy work-shy attitude who think the world owes them a living. If you look the part and speak the part then we will believe you can play the part.

In 1946, George Orwell published “Politics and the English Language”, and in it, he analysed the effects of the political world on the English language. In this essay, he states, “A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks. It is rather the same thing that is happening to the English language. It becomes ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” In making this statement, his point is that the process is reversible. Written Modern English is full of mistakes that go unnoticed or uncorrected and thus allows these mistakes to spread and be thought of as “correct use” of Modern English. Only by addressing failures in the educational system and the way children use language can this be reversed.

Words seem to have become more puzzling than they once were, even to the purportedly educated. A list of confusions is easily compiled. “Partly” does not mean “partially;” nor historic, historical; nor philosophic, philosophical; nor sensuous, sensual; nor religiosity, religiousness; nor belligerent, bellicose; nor feminine, effeminate; nor beneficent, benevolent; nor continuous, continual; nor effete, epicene; “It is important that you do not smoke” is not the same as “It is important that you not smoke.” “The new airplane is five times faster than the old” probably does not mean anything at all; if it does, it means “The new airplane is six times as fast as the old.” The word “disingenious” does not exist, though I hear it from the educated. (“Disingenuous” is meant.). I feel I have now lost 90% of people reading this.

I recently had the pleasure of discovering and transcribing some letters written by family members in the early 1800s (yes, almost 200 years ago!). These were written by ordinary people about ordinary life, but the use of language and the expressiveness is probably a lot better than what even the typical "well educated" person of today could write. Those people knew how to write a letter!

What will possibly be preserved of our personal communications today for our descendants to be able to recover 200 years from now?

Edited to add: I have deliberately shortened my reply so as not to confuse those who may have difficulty in comprehending the full context.

yawn

thats unnecessary

this is going wayyy of topic, i care not that may typing grammar and english effects you so much that you have to write your wall of texts proving yourself to be the better.

jimbms

I am afraid your terse and eloquent reply has managed to add conviction to my full tirade. Please have a full look at your answer. Should this prove to make sense and not show any obvious errors, then may I suggest you consider some action. It is not proving anyone better. It is more proving that overall standards have declined to such a point that those having a correct use of the language and wishing others to do so appear to be trying to prove some advantage rather than wishing to show and rectify deterioration in standards. As previously stated schools have fallen into the hands of fools and charlatans, and we now pay the price for this.

Edited to add: As to going off topic, in a way it isn't, these companies now more and more tend to rely on their contracts being worded such that the section of society they are being aimed at will not, and cannot fully comprehend the context of the wording of these. If education standards had been maintained in the use of the English language to a standard of only 50yrs ago, then these companies would find that people would be far less inclined to use them, this mainly due to the fact their contracts in the present form would be seen to have obvious clauses designed to disadvantage the user.

Wutang_2

jimbms wrote: »

As previously stated schools to fallen into the hands of fools and charlatans, and we now pay the price for this.

I don't want to pick up on too many of your errors but you were always dicing with making yourself look stupid...and I think you have.

jimbms

Wutang wrote: »

I don't want to pick up on too many of your errors but you were always dicing with making yourself look stupid...and I think you have.

I freely admit my grammatical English and full use of it is far from perfect, Most of us engineers are proven to have a lack of such and an inclination towards a mild dyslexia, but I do at least do my best to ensure the spelling and comprehension is to a semi decent standard, feel free to find all errors if it means others learn from it. BTW error seen, when pasting from my previous post I failed to proof read and change 'to' to have.

Asa

How has any of this got to do with Buy As You View?

Writing walls of text with all that dribble (which im not even entertaining) isnt really on topic is it, that may be considered trolling?

stop trying to prove yourself, it really doesnt look good.
and stop making me spam this thread with more off-topic crap!

jimbms

Asa wrote: »

How has any of this got to do with Buy As You View?

Writing walls of text with all that dribble (which im not even entertaining) isnt really on topic is it, that may be considered trolling?

stop trying to prove yourself, it really doesnt look good.
and stop making me spam this thread with more off-topic crap!

If you would care to read what has been said, I did say many of these companies word contracts in such a way as to confuse people because they are aware of the decline in basic English standards.

In short, they are con artists who pray on the ones who most need them.

iolanthe07

In short, they are con artists who pray on the others....

That should be 'prey' in this context, jimbms.

terryw

iolanthe07 wrote: »

In short, they are con artists who pray on the others....

That should be 'prey' in this context, jimbms.

Lovely! You've made my day.

jimbms

iolanthe07 wrote: »

In short, they are con artists who pray on the others....

That should be 'prey' in this context, jimbms.

Thank you, I always get that one wrong.

Eki_3

Anyhow, I sold it because no one from BAYV were interested even though I had extended warrenty and breakdown cover, the TV didn't work and they wouldn't collect it therefore I wanted it out so I bought a new one in cash this time lol.

I hope they take me to court about this, also i'm still waiting to be arrested to cutting a wire that was mine not there's, my TV was channelled through my wall s it was above my fire so the wire I installed was mine. They failed to forget one of there engineers came out to change the wire for me for this reason.