The Internet is doing lots of unexpected things. Among them, bring to the fore many blends of what most of us call English.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20332763
I have to say, "stadium" is perfect.
How "English" is Changing
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How "English" is Changing
Life is like playing chess with chessmen who each have thoughts and feelings and motives of their own.
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Thanks for the link. It's fascinating. I did not know that the number of those with English as a second language now outnumbers those of us who speak it as primary.
The net does expand one's language reach. On Twitter I follow people who speak several languages as long as they are Latin based. It's easy to see Spanish variations, and even people mixing the two. What doth the net wreak?
The net does expand one's language reach. On Twitter I follow people who speak several languages as long as they are Latin based. It's easy to see Spanish variations, and even people mixing the two. What doth the net wreak?
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I believe you mean "What doth the net work?" or perhaps "The net moves in mysterious ways, its wonders to work"
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I was playing with the quote "what hath God wrought." should have recast it to make the past tense viable.
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When a server isn't, or a website is down, or a spammer hath struck, it's more "why doth the net reek?"What doth the net wreak?
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That is why I often refer to the beast as the Internot.
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