Rand Hobart's Random Homilies » forum http://blog.randhobart.org.uk Between outraged ranting and mediocre mundanity is the time I'm allowed... Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:16:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The English Language http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/2009/02/25/the-english-language/ http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/2009/02/25/the-english-language/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:37:50 +0000 RandHobart http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/?p=1660 On the forums I frequent there are often discussions on the use, and abuse, of the English language.

SPaG (Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar) seems to fuel such resentment among, primarily, the middle classes – or those who think they have risen (or perhaps fallen) into the middle classes. OK, I’ll say it; snobs.

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]]> http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/2009/02/25/the-english-language/feed/ 0 Whiney Shites on Forums http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/2007/10/30/whiney-shites-on-forums/ http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/2007/10/30/whiney-shites-on-forums/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:36:07 +0000 RandHobart http://blog.randhobart.org.uk/?p=1238 For my sins I’m an administrator and moderator on several Interweb forums, I won’t state which ones specifically in order to protect the guilty twunts I’m about to go off on.

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