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There is no such thing as "correct English usage". There is only "English usage that adheres to the expectations of the listners". It's always been this way in
by moron4hire 6y ago
There is no such thing as "correct English usage". There is only "English usage that adheres to the expectations of the listners". It's always been this way in English and it would take authoritarian social controls (not language controls) to change it.
In other words, to quote Cheryl Tunt, "You're not my supervisor!"
- zepto 6y agoHe said he plans on being King, so he can simply dictate that people use ‘The King’s English’.
- balabaster 6y agoDictate? He has met English people, right? We don't really take to being dictated to that well. I can name half a dozen historic "circumstances" where that's failed quite catastrophically. We don't like being told what to do...
- akiselev 6y agoThe Kingship is a red herring. He just needs a bus with Chaucer's face above the words "The Ol' English of the Great British Empire" and a media campaign with pithy slogans like "Time to get on with English" and "English means English!"
- kbenson 6y agoAh, the British. Us Americans are over here trying to influence everyone with sophisticated media silos and social networks, meanwhile in Britain someone's muttering "hold my beer" and "I'm going to need a bus and some red paint..."
- akiselev 6y agoLife imitates art. On the one side is the shambolic chaos that is Mike McLintock and on the other side is Malcolm Tucker, whose writ "runs through the lifeblood of Westminster like raw alcohol, at once cleansing and corroding."
- zepto 6y agoSorry, I apologize. Dictate was the wrong word. He can proclaim that his people shall use the King’s English. Also, the Tower of London is still a possession of the crown. Whether it goes well or not is another matter, but I’m sure it will be invigorating.