I'll agree with you that when you are in writing in creative form breaking the rules is sometimes okay, Kitteh. But if you are trying to talk in a normal situations it's better to stick with the proper rules rather than breaking the rules. As a creative writer I agree with breaking the rules, but as an English major who wants her papers to be successful the rules are for a reason and need to be there and should only be broken in special cases. Rules aren't there just to be broken, they have a purpose and give the language a structure so communicating is easier.
What I find strange is that, if Moose and Meese, and Goose and Geese were all English words, they'd follow the same rules, yah know? The come from other languages, and so that is why the singular for Moose is Moose, as is the plural. Otherwise, it'd make no sense that the rule in the English language was exclusionary like that, and made one that way, and one the other.
No it's not but it is a means of communicating and if we are all talking ignorantly and ignoring rules of english. we may have people who spell knight as knigt, kniht, knyght and various ways. (I use knight as an example b/c it is a great old english word that use to be spelled multiple ways. all within the same manuscript)
Trying to talk in a normal situation!?
I'm so confused. If someone wants to use slang, they use slang. Whether it's universal or not (most slang isn't, regardless of pop culture's way of getting sayings around), it's a form of English, a form of linguistic expression, and a rule-breaking occurrence.
I don't know, these "rules" seem to only occur in these papers you're speaking of. Just because you follow the MLA format for a paper doesn't mean that writers do for a book, though.
I'm in the "We need rules in order to facilitate good communication, but the fact that English is flexible and open to change is also important" camp. Which is sort of in the center...
I think I'm in that camp as well, Cica. ;)
Although if someone wanted to write a word another way, I don't mind.
It's all for a creative license; if you want to say Deerly Beloved instead of Dearly Beloved, I don't see the reason as to why not; especially if you're writing a book/article about deer, blah blah blah. :lol:
Well, that's fine and dandy, if I'm 'ignorant' because I choose to use Meese as a plural form of moose. But, if the rules are important as you say, and we carelessly cast aside the 'rules of English', than are you not just as wrong each time you forget to capitalise a letter? Or that you would rather type 'b/c' instead of because? Very un-English like you, eh?
You know I'm going to back out of this argument before any of us get too bad. I'll say sorry for saying ignorant. It was a poor choice of words. I'm just particular about spellings, and yes I use shorthand for typing though right now it's partly because I have too gashes on two fingers and it's a bit painful to type. But again I'm backing out and say we should all agree to disagree. I'm here to have fun posting videos not to argue.
I'm stoked for my turn! :squee:
Mind if I start thinking up ideas for next week's theme? =3
I want to do something... unique. Extra interesting. And fun!
