X “provides more quality entertainment than any other resorts on the planet.” “It appears to be the case….” “Remenber: their’s almost not any time left to buy…!” Plus misspellings, double negatives, and wrong word usage—are these and other examples taken from TV ads or those banners scrolling at the bottom of the TV screen indicating a deterioration of standard English?
If we add jive, street slang, and idiomatic mixtures (so-called Spanglish, for example), some language purists might be apopl...
Published on November 27, 2012 03:00