On David Crystal

On the blog, "On studying history/History", David Crystal states that fashion rules over correct grammar usage: "

For the past few years there's been a noticeable trend towards graphical simplicity - B.B.C. becoming BBC, and the like - and capitals have been affected."

As time passes, languages change. Words are left in the past, and new words are created. This creates confusion between generations. Older generations tend to blame new ones for corrupting the language. Hearing this from our grandparents makes us jump to conclusions that aren't correct. We get surprised when we see bad words in old books, thinking people didn't curse in that time. I remember the one time I heard my grandfather say a bad word. I asked him, "grandpa, how do you know that word?" He responded, "my generation practically created it." His parents and his grandparents probably knew that word too, and he probably fell in the same mistake I did.

Since language constantly changes with time, misunderstandings always arise. This is inevitable. After all, as David Crystal

says, "fashion always rules."