I was just thinking.......
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189820)
Boise, Idaho
October 29, 2009 3:59am CST
I was responding to a response on one of my recent topic postings and it got me to thinking some sort of funny, even alittle illogical thoughts. Here is how it went down. I am answering a response to my posting about the way english is being used today and I began wondering what if Martians or some species from outer space were to be tracking us, even listening in. What one thing above all else would we be totalled or even just alittle embarrassed about. It could be from history, elements of society today, or some personal issue you are working on. What one thing would leave them stimied and us totally embarrassed? Oh, what do I think it might be? The breaking down of the English language today. All teens and young folk have their cute sayings or ways of talking but we just don't seem to have much respect for the language anymore! It's true! We abreviate, don't capitolize, use mondain and even nasty phrases only they understand. Does this mean I am old? Ok. Now I am getting paranoid.
2 responses
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
29 Oct 09
I think some of our utterances can be down right nasty yes and that it's an embarrassment already, not just if aliens could be listening in! I think that some of the great English Writers of their day would be turning in their graves if they knew how badly the English language has been butchered.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Nov 09
My mother would too. Turn over in her grave that is. She was quite the reader and used to read to me when I was little and couldn't read yet. She loved mysteries and biographies.
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
2 Nov 09
Old English is romantic, not practical now, but nonetheless romantic. I think a lot of people would be turning in their graves, not just writers, but common people as well.
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
29 Oct 09
Hey celtic! I think that if somewhere out there another form of life
is trying to figure out our language and they get ahold of some of
the slang and texting they would really be totally confused and think
that our society is totally insane! In fact, if they are studying our
society in general they probably have already figured out that we are
a very strange species indeed! If you think about, we are pretty strange
and would be to another species for sure! We certainly have alot of oddities!
Can you imagine them checking us out on Halloween? They would really be totally
confused! I think that's pretty funny!
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 09
Hey Op'! You said that very well! And on Halloween?! Scarey stuff! It makes me very curious. We may never know.



