Posts Tagged ‘English’
Dialects in English and William F. Buckley, Jr.
I recently discovered the late author and conversationalist William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008). Unfortunately a few months too late. Belated interest is a terrible burden of youth – by the time we young people come to our senses about any particular issue, all the important things have been said and, even worse, all the important people who said those very things have died. In any case, YouTube let me see Buckley in action without having to wait for some network to publish a retrospective.
On languages
Today, the Danish Language Council – Dansk Sprognævn, has issued a warning against the rising influence of English on Danish. They feel that the Danish language is “under pressure” from English and anglicizing bit by bit untill Danish ceases to be a viable option for the Danes. At first when I read the article I thought – Tripe! – but… come to think of it, I might tend to agree. Read the rest of this entry »
