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    It was to illustrate how the English language has changed over time. The present construct of grammar and spelling is relatively recent, dating from the printing press which literally 'set' the rules.
    Part of me loves the model we have today but part of me feels as King Canute (Cnut?) must have done as he tried to resist the irresistible.
    I remember being told that Americanisms were a debasement when in fact many of them are either the English of the time of immigration or are descendant from it.
    If communication is lost then damage has been caused but what we probably are witnessing is communication in differing, and evolving, forms.

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