How far will the English language evolve ?

[JPH]

Some interesting points made in this thread, the original OP is classic.

I do wonder if many words will just become obsolete - for example;

Team A need to get a goal in next 5 minutes to have a chance.
Team B have just got an important goal.

"score" and "scored" now obsolete?

You could make quite a list. Have, buy/bought, fetch/fetched, earn, own, using, won, run, and many more.

Lazy? Maybe.

Listen to a tv/radio presenter, politician, adverts etc and make your own mind up.

Nah a scores twenty quid innit blud

Amongst other meanings

 

[BubbaP]

Since getting unlimited texts and a qwerty keyboard, 'txt' talk is something I rarely do.

Agree with this. Although I am not 19 or under, I'll take a punt you are not either!

Language changes there is no right way or wrong way just what is , no self respecting young person wants to sound like their parents
We don't speak the Same as people did a hundred years ago thank god and in a hundred years language will have changed almost beyond recognition again , languages are lost at an incredible rate so count yourself lucky ours will survive and have the chance at least to mutate

Fair point. I had never come across "Shiney" until I joined this forum.]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shiney

Maybe they need to add another entry relating to obsessive golfers and new kit!

 

[bobmac]

There's a huge difference between not wanting to speak and write like your parents and not being able to speak and write like your parents.

 

[viscount17]

All be it not standard Oxford spelling, surely people should now understand that although someone may not be able to portray their ideas in a standard way, this should not detract from the ideas they have, which may be the best freaking ideas in the world!

Language enables ideas to be communicated. Lack of understanding is what leads to wars and lack of standardisation can kill you. How many know the difference between fuse and fuze?