The English Language

[KateLMead]

I have ranted with regard to the slang that has completely changed the English Language.
At midnight last night I was awake so I found Question Time. Those on stage were supposed educated individuals who never once
Referred to our children as children Each and Every one referred to them as kids. No wonder we have problems with our education system. Grrrrrr

[pederito1]

I don`t like slang generally except in fun but I think kids is a nicer softer word to use than "children". See however someone on here has referred to Human Rights as "Uman Rites"

[KateLMead]

That's me Pederito sick to death of Authorities , the destruction of the English Language.. Those Uman Rites should reads inhuman rites. ,
As for considering Kids to be a softer expression than child or children. My imagination is obviously failing Me.
Why not go the whole "hog"and call them a herd in the classroom!

[Aggers]

There are some beautiful-sounding words in the English language and I agree with Kate that
it is disappointing to hear them being replaced by what can only be described as slang words.
The other day I heard a Headmaster referring to his pupils as Kids. I just wish I had been there -
I would have given him a piece of my mind - in plain, correctly-used English.

Pederito - Sorry, but I can't see how you can call the word "kids" a softer expression.
"Children" is a lovely word. Can you imagine Jesus saying, "Suffer little kids to come unto me" ?

Another word that I think sounds lovely is "pavement".

But you probably think that I'm daft.

[Rodo]

I don't think Jesus spoke in English did he?

[Kaz]

No, 'kids' is such common parlance these days I would dispute its being slang

[Osc]

I also hate the word kids being used instead of children.

[cruiser2]

Kate, I agree with your comment. We had a good English Language teacher when I went to the local grmmar school.
There is a poem which shows how words can be incorrectly spelt on a computer using a spell checker totally altering the meaning of sections. If I can find it will post it on here.

[Workingman]

Where is the problem?

We are all never going to use the RP accent when we have our own regional ones, and even those who do use RP are not consistent with their Standard English (S.E.). Some are quite happy with "don't", "can't" and "won't" and even to break the rules of grammar with "different to" and "there's" when they mean "there are" (there're).

So long as they can be understood I am quite happy for people to be relaxed with their English in general conversation. That is totally different from what I would expect if they were making a speech to a mixed group.

[Aggers]

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.