Sat 5 Dec, 2009 09:39 am - Well, my original comment singled out "in America" -- I completely agree it would be more difficult here -- and also "now." I think there are times when it would have been easier. (view)
Sat 5 Dec, 2009 09:27 am - ....and the preceding stretch of conversation is part of why I think it would be prohibitively difficult to reform the English language in a meaningful way.
Of the people who agree that there are... (view)
Fri 4 Dec, 2009 01:42 pm - I mean it is constantly changing, yes, and also that the changes usually happen in a bottom-up rather than top-down fashion -- fringe slang becomes mainstream, a word is misspelled so consistently... (view)
Fri 4 Dec, 2009 11:23 am - Languages change organically. I don't think we can or should purposely change English because of some perceived lack. It has been evolving and will continue to evolve. (view)
Thu 3 Dec, 2009 07:26 pm - This is a good collection of folktales that feature heroines rather than heroes:
[URL="http://www.amazon.com/Tatterhood-Other-Tales-Johnston-Phelps/dp/0912670509"]Amazon.com: Tatterhood... (view)
