History Of The English Language

[Burt Gummer]

Yeah its not prepping related, but it doesn't hurt to know a bit more about the language you speak.

http://youtu.be/H3r9bOkYW9s

[JohnyMac]

Great video Burt! 

I laugh at how many different dialects of English is out there.

The other half of my family live in Scotland. When I chat with my relatives I am constantly asking, "What did you just say?" MrsMac or I will say something and they all start laughing. Then they too start using the "quant American slang." 

For the most part, they speak English with local colloquialisms and Celtic mixed in which makes it all very interesting indeed.   

[Grudgie]

I find it annoying whenever people critique my spelling and word choices as if there is a correlation between intelligence and ability to spell. I tell them they are ignorant of the history of the English language. There are so many dialects and languages mixed in that any 'correct' way to spell or pronounce something is dependent on memory alone. And I hate when I will come up with some kind of word, like an existing word with an added suffix at the end, and people will question if it is even a real word. Language doesn't exist because a rule book says it does. Language is a rough means of communication that will evolve and adapt over time. The rule book (Dictionary) changes according to the spoken language, not the other way around.

[Burt Gummer]

I totally agree with you Grudgie but there is a point to where a language "devolves" and becomes less able to convey information, as is it's purpose.
As a non native English speaker I understand that the whole point of talking a certain way is for the people you talk to, not yourself.
Say you have uncommon dialect as compared to the area you live in, it is hampering you from expressing yourself, and it would benefit you to conform.
But if you deem a word, phrase or concept foreign to that area better then it's counterpart, use it!
Stand out! Don't let your conformity strip you of your culture or personal individualism. There is a balance is all I'm trying to say.