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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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No weaker second-cousin

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00It is important to emphasise that command of the spoken language is not a form of 'incorrect' or 'less precise' form of the written language; it is a linguistic skill that fulfils certain particular aims and requirements, which follows its own rules and has its own inner logic.02br
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0 I can see the logic of the statement.02br
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0 Spoken language is the real language, the "default" one. It is actually much more precise than written language (because of stress and intonation, or facial expressions if you are face to face). So I agree: teachers should put much more emphasis on spoken English, which is also the most difficult part of English to master for ESL students.02br
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0There are some ways in which written language is more precise, for example there is less trouble with hononyms, and also written language follows widespread conventions more easily, so is less localized. However, speaking always comes before writing, and since it is less precise in some ways and more so in others, there is no need for a hierarchy.02br
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00By all means disagree or even disapprove strongly, but please let's maintain civility.02br
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