The English Language

[Diflower]

Absolutely agree with you WM

If nothing ever changes we would still be with heretofores, hereunto's, ye and yea; cads and rotters would be unheard of, never mind teenagers, or even fridge instead of refrigerator.
Language evolves, and it evolves as much via so-called slang as anything else.

[KateLMead]

Cruiser - This is the poem you refer to...

SPELL CHECKER

Eye halve a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea
Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite Its rare lea ever wrong
Eye have run this poem threw it I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh My chequer tolled me sew.

amazing that world wide English was the second language taught in schools, and in the medical profession

Like the British Passport in my day, it's holders were respected. Not any more.