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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Communication changes, sure, but the biggest concern I have is with clarity. Confusion arises between speaker and listener, writer and reader, when there is uncertainty. Inaccurate language can be dangerous. In the least, it can be disorienting. This is a factor in both writing and speech.
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QFT. I've noticed an increase in the pride and arrogance with which people misuse the English language. It's as if they're too cool to do it the right way, and anyone who expects them to communicate properly is being unreasonable. This attitude is particularly grating when their improper usage results in miscommunication. It's as if they're saying "I'm going to speak/write however I want and if you can't understand that's your problem."
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And you believe Bush and the liberals and divorced parents and gays and blacks and the Christian right and fossil fuels and Xbox are all to blame, meanwhile you yourselves create an ad where your kid hits you in the head with a baseball and you don't understand the message that the problem is you.
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