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Old 07-06-2003, 06:02 AM   #5 (permalink)
manalone
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Originally posted by Antagony
I agree.

We tend to slaughter the English language with our colloquialisms.

I try not to point this out too often, though, as it makes me appear more anal-retentive than I believe myself to truly be.
I consider the opposite. There are useful technical distinctions in the context of specific uses of a word. These should not necessarily be propagated into the general populace. It's pointless and it's nit-picking.

Furthermore, that form of linguistic restriction attempts to create a jargon filled and cliqueish language; a distinct step away from the goal of language as a form of communication.
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