observer Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 The TV channels advise on films to be shown, by saying "contains strong language", when they really mean foul language. Should film makers include the F-word in every sentence of dialogue to reflect reality or should they try to uplift the quality of our language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingnut Posted August 14, 2011 Report Share Posted August 14, 2011 Uplift the quality of our language. Then let the Jeremy Kyle generation copy that. It might do them some good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steve the Original Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Just wondering what our Grandparents thought about the way we speak and how we yes we helped to destroy the English Language all our kids are doing now is carrying on where we left off... f and blinding is now seen as an acceptable form of expressing oneself now days... Â Lets be honest how many people actually speak the proper English of England(yes it was supposed to be written like that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Whilst there has been and is, a process of evolution in any language; it seems every invented slang word is now being adopted into the dictionary. As for "strong" language, it's actually "weak" and foul language, resorted to by the lazy and inarticulate, and not something for TV progs to regurgitate imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadako Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Lmao Obs.lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 The parents of Obs and Sadako's generation probably said the same thing Obs is now saying about the younger generations use of language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Languages change. Â End of, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadako Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 What is so special about mine and Obs' parents? Were yours from a different generation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Just wondering what our Grandparents thought about the way we speak and how we yes we helped to destroy the English Language all our kids are doing now is carrying on where we left off... f and blinding is now seen as an acceptable form of expressing oneself now days... Lets be honest how many people actually speak the proper English of England(yes it was supposed to be written like that) Steve what is 'the proper English' is it the Queens English, BBC English, English as taught in schools with a regional dialect or is it English as spoken in Elizabethen England as spoken and penned by William Shakespear, my two sets of great grandparents were from different parts of England, one from Walsall and the other from Ormskirk and my father said they were all difficult to understand as for F***ing and Blinding I certainly don't condone the use of it in public however the nobility used it frequently and still do!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 The main support for sustaining a "national" common language is the broadcasting media; hence the oft reference to the received pronunciation of the BBC. Without such a common standard, slang and dialects would reappear to the point where (over generations) parts of the Country wouldn't understand each other. Therefore, the broadcasting media carries imo, a huge responsibility as a guardian of standards, rather than adopting trends in slang or foul language. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 It's not quite as 'plumb in the mouth' as it used to be though obs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 The BBC welcomes regional accents and has done for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Abaht time they'dn anall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 An accent doesn't prevent correct pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 You've obviously not been to Wigan then Obs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Only for a meat pie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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