Comments on: A Global English http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/a-global-english/ Writing, Among Other Things Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:56:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Christopher http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/a-global-english/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Christopher Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:02:47 +0000 http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/18/a-global-english/#comment-62 British and American English are, for all intents and purposes, identical. So go with what you are most comfortable with. Incidentally, American English is the older form of English in some respects, since words like "gotten" and "apartment" which we see as quintessentially American words, appear in Shakespeare's plays. British and American English are, for all intents and purposes, identical. So go with what you are most comfortable with.

Incidentally, American English is the older form of English in some respects, since words like “gotten” and “apartment” which we see as quintessentially American words, appear in Shakespeare’s plays.

]]> By: Liat http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/a-global-english/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Liat Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:07:26 +0000 http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/18/a-global-english/#comment-63 Well, well.. you have touched a touchy subject... it's the ancient controversy between teachers and linguists, or in other words: descriptive vs. perscriptive language. If you address teachers with your questions, they'll tell you to say "make a decision", but us, linguists whose job is to describe what human being do with languages, will tell you: go ahead, write "take a decision" and maybe many more will follow and one day it'll change???!!! You are welcome to visit our blog about languages: http:phraseit.blogetery.com. I think you'll find it interesting. Well, I hope you will. Well, well.. you have touched a touchy subject… it’s the ancient controversy between teachers and linguists, or in other words: descriptive vs. perscriptive language. If you address teachers with your questions, they’ll tell you to say “make a decision”, but us, linguists whose job is to describe what human being do with languages, will tell you: go ahead, write “take a decision” and maybe many more will follow and one day it’ll change???!!!

You are welcome to visit our blog about languages: http:phraseit.blogetery.com. I think you’ll find it interesting. Well, I hope you will.

]]> By: Roberto Villegas http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/a-global-english/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Roberto Villegas Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:30:03 +0000 http://neobluepanther.com/2008/01/18/a-global-english/#comment-61 Language itself is always evolving, especially a borrowing one like English. But in your case, I'd say stick with whatever style you feel is best. If it happens to be British, keep it as such. It's not wrong, as there are two official forms. One might be inclined to say the American form is incorrect, but that would only be true if we had an English language academy, like French or Spanish, though the closest thing we get to it is the OED. So, I'd agree with you and stick to what works for you, granted that it is at least grammatically correct in one of the forms of English. Language itself is always evolving, especially a borrowing one like English. But in your case, I’d say stick with whatever style you feel is best. If it happens to be British, keep it as such. It’s not wrong, as there are two official forms. One might be inclined to say the American form is incorrect, but that would only be true if we had an English language academy, like French or Spanish, though the closest thing we get to it is the OED. So, I’d agree with you and stick to what works for you, granted that it is at least grammatically correct in one of the forms of English.

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