Brexit

No! A central authority responsible for standardising the national language is a continental European notion. Britain voted for Brexit! A pox on the acadamie francaise[1] and their ilk.

In English the standard language follows usage. The "correct" usage is the one people use.

So idiosyncratic spelling and grammar is our right and duty as Englishmen.

From now on, whenever you see a missing apostrophe or a superfluous comma, I want you to imagine that you hear "land of hope and glory" playing in background. When I say effect instead of affect then I'm not wrong, I'm just continuing an ancient heritage.

If Shakespeare couldn't consistently spell his own name[2] then should we complain about homophones like "your" and "you're" when it's clear from context?

I'm all for freedumb of expression.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Académie_française
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_of_Shakespeare's_name

 

I hope so too, but I'm certain there's some grubby plan afoot, the cabinet imbalance makes me smell a rat.

 

Na probably your nose is to near your a##e , only kidding, as I said hope your wrong Harry

 

you're x 2...

 

X2 ????

 

As usual DA Your right your right your right your right your right your right your right........you're right

Phil DA is referring to 2 of my earlier posts that appears to be grammatically incorrect, he corrected me the first time and unfortunately I had to be reprimanded again hence x2

 

Better.

But a missing collon and comma.

 

"Collon"?

 

Better than Phail's missing brain...

 

Collon eh, if I could add an oscopy to that I wold like to arrange to book you in for the procedure so long as I could assist and supply the camera and tripod

 

And before you say it yes there should only be one "l" I call it artistic licence

 

At this point I usually cite a deliberate attempt at 'rony.

But in this case I have a rather large dollop (thank t'lawd that, at least, has two 'l's...) of egg on my face which I am currently licking orf and will in short term be passing through my col(l)on...