Listening Time: English Practice English Listening - Do Languages Deteriorate?
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Jul 7, 2025 Is language simply evolving or deteriorating? The discussion revolves around slang's impact and how English words invade other languages. Exploring English and Mexican Spanish reveals simplifications in pronoun usage, raising alarms about losing linguistic variety. The common view of language change as a decline is challenged, using the evolution from Latin to Romance languages to demonstrate that change is a necessary part of communication. Tune in for a thought-provoking take on the fluidity of language!
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Languages Change, Not Deteriorate
- Languages change over time rather than deteriorate. This change is natural and not necessarily negative.
English Pronoun Changes Example
- English lost the clear distinction between singular 'thou' and plural 'you'. - Now, people add words like "you guys" or "y'all" to clarify.
Mexican Spanish Verb Tense Change
- Mexican Spanish merged verb tenses for second person plural and third person plural. - This causes ambiguity in distinguishing who is being referred to in conversation.