muttdoggy wrote:I find it interesting that there is debate over which dialect is preferred to be the golden standard for the English Language.
Agreed.
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muttdoggy wrote:I find it interesting that there is debate over which dialect is preferred to be the golden standard for the English Language.
LucaNatoli wrote:muttdoggy wrote:I find it interesting that there is debate over which dialect is preferred to be the golden standard for the English Language.
Agreed.
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Thank you.
Greebo wrote:PinkVendeta wrote:Actually Greeby, since we are using pet names now for each other![]()
You stated: what I said has little factual basis that You are aware of, well there are many things that You are not clearly aware of, so let me educate You now somewhat on The Queens English right now, make sure to read it all through fully and then take a moment or two to postulate it all in your mind before You formulate what you want to say to me with an informed reply this time![]()
This was written by: Dr Bernard Lamb, Emeritus Reader in Genetics at Imperial College London, President of the Queen's English Society and author of 'The Queen's English and How to Use It', published by Michael O' Mara Books
Me calling you PinkyV is ancient history from back in the days when you were PinkVendetta, I'll refrain if you like -- I used to enjoy chatting to you but you have lost some of my respect I'm afraid.
I suppose I ought to bow to the wisdom vested in a venerable institution like the Queen's English Society since it has such trustworthy, ancient roots -- formed in 1972 wasn't it, by a bunch of nutters wanting to spread an almost non existent myth?
PinkVendeta wrote:Who deleted my response to Greeby?
PinkVendeta wrote:Did everyone in shake spears time speak English like this:
But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes,
Feed'st thy light'st flame with self-substantial fuel,
muttdoggy wrote:Shakespeare was a playwright. These were events that were generally held in theaters that were mostly indoors with some being held outside. He altered the language and speaking style for dramatic flair. If I wanted to know how they tended to speak and write, I'd read Francis Bacon's essays. But he was well-educated and I don't know if that's how most people in England spoke. I'd assume he would be close but there would be dialects like there are today.
Xyzzy987 wrote:Shakespeare was also a poet, and the couplet that Hannah cites is from his Sonnet number 1. Poets have a very long and time-honored tradition of embellishing and twisting language to suit their own needs, from long before Shakespeare's time up to today,and no doubt into the foreseeable future.
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