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Jerry Spillman Date: Sat Nov 10, 2001 3:14 am Subject: Re: Is SignWriting Necessary? | ||||||||
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Angus, I just had this discussion with my boss, over what was proper vernacular in my youth, and is now forbidden as inappropriate, or not "politically correct". It seems to me that if I am to respect the vernacular and customs of this modern age, that those so-called politically correct persons should also respect the vernacular and customs I was reared into. Falls right in line with your quote, however, and I suppose that one day because I have been ordered to do so, I must "standardize" my speech to the now "common" (vulgar) vernacular... It would seem to me that this is the kind of thing that has maintained all the cultural differences we all see among our members, but yet if all language becomes completely standardized and cooked down into one set of language and symbols, where, then is our ethnicity, originality and personality? And how will these "standard H" persons communicate with the rest of us. Do we just become obsolete and die off, or will it be mandatory to become one in order to survive? Jerry Spillman | ||||||||
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