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**baronaaba** · 01-25-2008, 09:13 PM

Have to say this, rules that apply to the written word often don't follow when spoken. Hence slang and local dialects. For verbal stuff just go with the flow.

However when written my english professor was a stickler for redundancy. She would nail anyone to the wall for use of extreme modifiers. Words like Very, Really, etc... But when spoken she did not care, only when it was on paper.

I'd have to go with this to be honest. A lot of forms are allowed in spoken language, in contrast to what passes as fine in written form. I'd assume this to be true for a language as varied and spoken by as many different people as the English language.

Several dialects in other languages allow for the omission of entire temporal forms in their spoken form, whilst remaining strict in writing. IMHO what would be interesting to find out is if whether he uses it in written form too.

01-25-2008, 09:13 PM	#22
baronaaba Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 547 Senior Member	Have to say this, rules that apply to the written word often don't follow when spoken. Hence slang and local dialects. For verbal stuff just go with the flow. However when written my english professor was a stickler for redundancy. She would nail anyone to the wall for use of extreme modifiers. Words like Very, Really, etc... But when spoken she did not care, only when it was on paper. I'd have to go with this to be honest. A lot of forms are allowed in spoken language, in contrast to what passes as fine in written form. I'd assume this to be true for a language as varied and spoken by as many different people as the English language. Several dialects in other languages allow for the omission of entire temporal forms in their spoken form, whilst remaining strict in writing. IMHO what would be interesting to find out is if whether he uses it in written form too.
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