I like the variety of languages incorporated into English...lends itself to poetry and literature. As someone said, put words in any order and we could make a stab at understanding it. Couldn't standardise the language anyway as it belongs to the world.
In a nutshell, Fran.
I suppose I'm in the traditionalist camp, in terms of buggering around with the English language [did you enjoy the irony..?], but I can see the point of those who would like to simplify it. English is like an old British town or city. It has evolved in a higgledy-piggledy way and doesn't conform to a nice modern grid pattern. It's the result of invasion, economic and cultural exchange and there is a history in the actual words. That might mean nothing to many people but it means a lot to others.
Btw, how did we get here..? I thought this was about Steeeeeve.
