#language decay

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Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English language

The long read: People often complain that English is deteriorating under the influence of new technology, adolescent fads and loose grammar.

This is a long read, but definitely worth it. This is an elaborate and more accurate version of what I tell people, who claim that language (any language) is deteriorating: why don’t you go speak Proto-Indo-European?