FCS wrote:
> I think there is one. But yes, it's a funny old state
> of affairs really isn't it? In order, really, to write
> you have to care about spelling, grammar, nuance, idiom,
> connotation, economy, style...then, having done all this,
> not care one jot how it's received.
Indeed. Much as is the case with painting, composing, drama, etc., etc..
Pearls 'n' piggies anyone?
> Ever noticed how despite you can tell the accent of one
> olden village which is now a suburb from another after
> a while, the approximations of spellings which are
> supposed to be the key to the pronunciation are remarkably
> consistent?
>
> I saw some from Stafford****re which were more similar to
> the stuff that gets passed of as York****re than any two
> people's informal e-mails would ever be likely to be.
Convergence is not unusual, and with casual correspondence between diverse
locations now commonplace, no doubt the pace will quicken.
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Blue Sow
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