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Old 22nd January 2008, 11:46 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: The Demise of English? (A Call to Arms!)

Count me in, Teresa..anything to stop the language being reduced to the way I hear and see it being used around me these days.

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Originally Posted by TE
Since I didn't want them to think I was showing off (also, I grew weary of explaining myself), I simplified my vocabulary.
Unfortunately, this seems to be becoming a necessary part of social intercourse. I get the impression that the total number of words people both know and use these days is shrinking rapidly.
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