{"id":3286,"date":"2015-03-17T12:43:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T12:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2017-01-12T03:53:19","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T03:53:19","slug":"suffering-from-overwhelm-no-just-bad-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/suffering-from-overwhelm-no-just-bad-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Suffering from Overwhelm? No, just bad English.<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suffering from Overwhelm?<\/h2>\n

Aaaargh! I’m overwhelmed with terrible written English and it’s all the internet’s fault. The greatest democratic vehicle in the history of historical things has enabled language to be messed up.<\/p>\n

I’m all in favour of misappropriating the written word for comedic effect. Puns and other plays on words are funny: fact. However, when terrible written English\u00a0becomes\u00a0the norm\u00a0(or any other language but I’m afraid I only speak English. Sorry. Unless ordering two beers or typing ‘thanks and regards’ in emails to my European colleagues counts<\/em>), it makes me more than a little sad. Irritated, too.<\/p>\n

\"Keep<\/a>

Keep Clams<\/p><\/div>\n

In support\u00a0of correct language.<\/h2>\n

I’d like to be able to clearly differentiate between language murdered for laughs, and language murdered by ignorance. The lack of habitual correction of errors that the light-speed publication and dissemination of information brings about should be slowed down, just so we have time to tap people on the shoulder and remind them:<\/p>\n

Correct grammar is the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here endeth today’s sermon \/ rant.<\/p>\n

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