Yesterdays class really opened my eyes to what exactly what language is. I has also been under the impression that how people talk in a professional setting is "proper" grammar. When in fact the only thing that is proper about it is that everyone in that setting expects it and talks that way themselves. This is the only thing that makes language and grammar proper. So we talk proper English most of the time, given that we adjust our English and grammar based on the company we are entertaining.
While I realize that there is still a "proper" grammar for writing in an academic setting; I now realize that there really is not a proper way to speak as long as those around you are speaking the same way. I also learned that speaking above the way everyone else in the setting you are in can actually be looked at in a negative way by those around you. I must admit, I had never thought of this fact before this class. This is the first time attending this class that the topic was something I had never really considered before. I wish delighted to go to class yesterday and hope that this feeling is mutual for the rest of us.
I also found this very intriguing! Along with the way people talk, writing itself has also evolved tremendously over the centuries as well. Jus thnk 1 day writng cld look sumthng lyke ths n da futor. I find it pretty amazing that we are evolving and do not even realize were going to be apart of something that had never been thought of before.
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