Why the hell am I writing this blog?<\/p>\n
Frankly, I’m finally getting so sick and tired\u00a0of the poor use of the english language here in Australia, that I’ve opened this blog as a means of venting my frustration. Even the title has been deliberately mangled to highlight the growing lack of respect and adherence that I see and hear around me every day.<\/p>\n
Now I freely admit that I’m far from perfect, and I know I have my own failings with the language. But I’m becoming increasingly annoyed at things like:<\/p>\n
– the bastardisation \/ americanisation of english – if you want to write\/speak like an American, then go to America!
\n– poor grammer, even from quarters that are supposed to know better
\n– a growing disregard for correct spelling (and a growing americanisation of spelling, which is sometimes even worse!)<\/p>\n
I’ll only update the blog occassionally as I see fit, or when something particularly annoys me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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