 Re: Modern English- Is grammar important ?
Yes, grammar is still important. Sentence construction, as we know it, relies on grammar to make it comprehensible.
However, with the growing trend towards text-speak and chat-speak, it is inevitable that English will undergo changes in the next 100 years, just as it has since earliest times.
"I will see you later on."
"c u l8r"
Thank goodness we have records of the works of such writers as Chaucer and Shakespeare, together with the classical poets. Their writing is unsurpassed and has delighted millions of people.
What the poetry of the future will be like I can't imagine. Maybe if I get to Heaven I'll be able to hear it. I hope so.
Fieldmouse
Last edited by Fieldmouse; 24-Jul-2006 at 17:52.
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