http://realityonastick.com/2008/06/11/david-graddol-discusses-english-in-the-new-world-order/ Skewered bits of what really matters. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:47:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://realityonastick.com/2008/06/11/david-graddol-discusses-english-in-the-new-world-order/#comment-3006 Steven Nishida Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:01:48 +0000 http://realityonastick.com/2008/06/11/david-graddol-discusses-english-in-the-new-world-order/#comment-3006 Hi MusE! It's been a while. I'm sorry that I have been pretty useless in keeping up with the 'waits for no one' blogging world. My son gets all of my waknig free time these days:-D I am hoping to get back on track and caught up with reading over the summer, when commitments will be lighter. It's really great to see that you are plugging away and creating a vibrant community over at MusEditions. I often feel out of the loop, as it were, when it comes to the quickly evolving 'tech-speak,' though I suspect that I probably weigh in on the 'savvy' side of the divide, which leads me to believe that there are many who would have a hard time joining the conversation even if they tried. Thanks for stopping by:-) Hi MusE! It’s been a while. I’m sorry that I have been pretty useless in keeping up with the ‘waits for no one’ blogging world. My son gets all of my waknig free time these days:-D I am hoping to get back on track and caught up with reading over the summer, when commitments will be lighter. It’s really great to see that you are plugging away and creating a vibrant community over at MusEditions. I often feel out of the loop, as it were, when it comes to the quickly evolving ‘tech-speak,’ though I suspect that I probably weigh in on the ’savvy’ side of the divide, which leads me to believe that there are many who would have a hard time joining the conversation even if they tried. Thanks for stopping by:-)

]]> http://realityonastick.com/2008/06/11/david-graddol-discusses-english-in-the-new-world-order/#comment-2958 MusEditions Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:44:18 +0000 http://realityonastick.com/2008/06/11/david-graddol-discusses-english-in-the-new-world-order/#comment-2958 How've you been, Steve? I haven't been by in a while! I found your audiolink fascinating (did the word "audiolink" exist last century)? Particularly compelling was the discussion about how "no one told teenagers how to text". I would tend to agree that language will "settle" into a society. We won't become unintelligible to each other, assuming, of course, that most of us keep up with technology. It took me a while to understand what "bluetooth" and "chocolate" are, because I hadn't been using devices. I feel it's incumbent upon me to learn, though. How’ve you been, Steve? I haven’t been by in a while! I found your audiolink fascinating (did the word “audiolink” exist last century)? Particularly compelling was the discussion about how “no one told teenagers how to text”. I would tend to agree that language will “settle” into a society. We won’t become unintelligible to each other, assuming, of course, that most of us keep up with technology. It took me a while to understand what “bluetooth” and “chocolate” are, because I hadn’t been using devices. I feel it’s incumbent upon me to learn, though.

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