Spelling is ruining the English language

04-06-2009, 03:05 PM

Etymology is the study of word origins and evolution, while linguistics covers language evolution. There's a lot of crossover.

English has historically been one of the most flexible and rapidly-evolving languages. It absorbs, adapts, and shifts rapidly to meet the needs of the population which speaks it, and it does so in a remarkably elastic, chameleon manner. It's one of the reasons I love it.

04-06-2009, 03:05 PM	#10
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Etymology is the study of word origins and evolution, while linguistics covers language evolution. There's a lot of crossover. English has historically been one of the most flexible and rapidly-evolving languages. It absorbs, adapts, and shifts rapidly to meet the needs of the population which speaks it, and it does so in a remarkably elastic, chameleon manner. It's one of the reasons I love it.

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