The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #163204   Message #3891555
Posted By: Jim Carroll
01-Dec-17 - 03:35 AM
Thread Name: We must stop correcting grammar
Subject: RE: We must stop correcting grammar
A bit off topic, but for me, grammar is a literacy problem that can be dealt with by simply pointing out the errors
What concerns me far more is the steady slide into sloppy and ugly speech, led largely by the broadcasting media who has banished word endings and inserted glottal stops - this has permeated everything from newsreading to shampoo adverts.
The beautiful sound of our language, including vernacular speech, is steadily replaced by the ugly grunting of Estuary English
I have little time for the old BBC Establishment, but come back Lord Reith and his respect for the language, all is forgiven.
Jim Carroll