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Pljames Posted 16 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Perfecting English.

Can the English language be understood and used perfectly?
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I am not sure if there is a perfect English. Perhaps what is know as "The Queens English". English is continually adding new words from other languages, as well as generating new words.

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  • I am not sure if there is a perfect English.
  • Perhaps what is know as "The Queens English".
  • English is continually adding new words from other languages, as well as generating new words.
  • Rules of punctuation have changed since I learned in the 1950s.
  • In America, we have colloquial English, used in general conversation.
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I am not sure if there is a perfect English. Perhaps what is know as "The Queens English". English is continually adding new words from other languages, as well as generating new words. Rules of punctuation have changed since I learned in the 1950s.

In America, we have colloquial English, used in general conversation.
We have formal English, rooted in literary composition. this i
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pljamesCan the English language be understood and used perfectly?
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No. Any other questions?
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